Comments on: Good news from Venezuela http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/12/03/good-news-from-venezuela/ Liberalism and general burblings Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: tristan http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/12/03/good-news-from-venezuela/#comment-19674 tristan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:34:09 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/12/03/good-news-from-venezuela/#comment-19674 /me sighs I think the other signatories should be enough to make any liberal pause for thought... Chavez has taken control over the economy and media, hardly conditions for democracy to flourish. Its a testament to the opposition that they could win this vote, given the risks to so many of voting against and the lack of opposition in the media. And democracy is no guard against tyranny. Hitler was elected (argh! Godwin's law). /me sighs

I think the other signatories should be enough to make any liberal pause for thought…

Chavez has taken control over the economy and media, hardly conditions for democracy to flourish.

Its a testament to the opposition that they could win this vote, given the risks to so many of voting against and the lack of opposition in the media.

And democracy is no guard against tyranny. Hitler was elected (argh! Godwin’s law).

]]> By: Well Behaved Orphan http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/12/03/good-news-from-venezuela/#comment-19587 Well Behaved Orphan Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:46:37 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/12/03/good-news-from-venezuela/#comment-19587 Unfortunately Lembit does not share your view on Chavez: - http://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,2220222,00.html Unfortunately Lembit does not share your view on Chavez: - http://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,2220222,00.html

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