Is Hugo Chavez's Defeat A "Somber" ReminderThat Socialism Does Not Work?

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Is it a somber reminder that his supporters especially in the US are morons?

Answer 1

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hahaha, China is as much socialist as Cuba is Capitalist

India + U.S. > China

Answer 2

it's a somber reminder that you have a very narrow understanding of what socialism actually is.

Answer 3

No - it was a reminder that Venezuala does not want a return to dicatatorship - a sombre reminder that open democracy works.

Chavez was endorsed by 68% of the vote at the last open election for president (more than Putin's rigged 60%).

This last vote was only 51% against him and was not against socialism but against his proposed anti-democratic reforms that he concatonated with accelerated social change. He was over-stepping himself - He thought he could get both in but the people saw through it. They said "keep giving us the rewards of social ownership - e.g. re-nationalised water and oil BUT do step down when your time is up as we don't want another dictatorship".

Answer 4

...It made me ask who has the allegiance of Venezuela's military - no matter how people vote (like in Cuba), whoever owns the military will rule the roost.

Answer 5

It seems that the people of Venezuela realized that they shouldn't have given him absolute rule earlier in the year.

Answer 6

Sorry sparky - China still has more people than the entire rest of the population of earth.

And they are socialist.

Answer 7

Jeez...listen to 'em cry...pitiful!

Answer 8

Gore and Carter just inform UN that they want RECOUNTS!