Chavez and his acolytes keep going at a dizzying speed in their legislative coup d'etat. If there is no point in going over the details as the end goal is clear, no more challenges to Chavez powers, ever, it is more interesting to observe some reactions that are becoming stronger and stronger.
Let's start with Human Rights Watch that might not use the word coup d'etat explicitly but that has read carefully three of the new laws specific for the elimination of freedom of expression, and information along the way.
The opposition is finally taking stock of the situation and now denounces outright the coup d'etat in progress. That means X-mas is over and Chavez Grinch managed to steal it completely. The bastard, every year it seems manages to steal Christmas from us.
Today, Maria Corina Machado, the Representative elected with the most votes on September 26, read a damning communique, which I am sure will be translated soon in the English section of El Universal. It was read in front of all the new opposition Representatives which did not leave for vacation holiday and will be there, I hope, all through the holidays organizing resistance.
Meanwhile Chavez announces that the holiday plate at the arepera socialista will be only 18 Bs. (somewhere between 4 and 2 USD according to the currency exchange you believe in). That is fine and dandy except that these areperas socialistas are very scarce, 11 country wide, and probably will be closed for Xmas. But when has naked totalitarian populism bothered with such details? by the way, if you were trying to reproduce the "plato navideño" for 18 Bs at home, even shopping at Mercal you could not manage it. Why the A.S. can do that? You guessed it, for the same reason our gas is at a few cents a gallon, pure demagoguery.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Human Rights violations in Venezuela, from the Tascon list to political prisoners.
- Amnesty International Venezuela's page
- Human Rights Watch Venezuela's page
- COFAVIC page (in spanish)
- Tell Chavez you will not accept his having political prisoners
- A review of the video "La Lista" detailing all the abuses of the Tascon list
- Miguel's compilation
- A summary of 20 lies about the video "The Revolution will not be televised"
- The video debunking the April 11 2002 governmental lies
- "La Cadena", a video explaining how Chavez tried to hide the reality of April 11 2002 by bloc king TV news
The coup is becoming known throughout North America. The Washington Post had a solid article yesterday, and
ReplyDeletethe Human Rights Watch declaration will push the story.
Chavez thinks he is winning, but he is shredding his last "democratic" credentials.
The end of the year 2010 is approaching fast. I wish you Daniel and all the readers of this blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011.
ReplyDeleteFreedom to all!
Si me recuerdo bien, hace poco, este huevon estaba proponiendo la arepa socialista a 5 Bs.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas everyone.