Another day, more tyrannizing by Hugo Chavez.
Hey, it’s what he does, and he does a lot of it.
What’s more accurate, the Soviet Union of Venezuela or the National Socialist Republic of Venezuela? Take your pick. There may not yet be totalitarianism in that country, but it’s pretty clear where Chavez is going with his slice-by-slice dismantling of anything and everything resembling liberal democracy.
Consider:
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Rule by decree.
One-party rule.
Nationalization of key companies.
Seizure of private property.
Seizure of private oil fields.
Here’s the latest on the nationalization front:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to take over the country’s private banks and largest steelmaker.
But he said he would refrain from nationalisation if the firms began to work in the “national interest”.
Which is to say, if they do what Chavez wants them to do. That’s the “national” interest in Venezuela. How grotesque.
I defy anyone to defend what Chavez is doing.