I've had this post in mind for weeks, but it keeps getting overtaken by current events.
Hugo Chavez is President of Venezuela and intends to remain so for the foreseeable future. Last week he proposed an end to Presidential term limits, allowing him to be perpetually re-elected. Chavez is gradually becoming a socialist dictator in the mold of his personal hero, Fidel Castro. That's exactly what the world needs – another Castro.
What's so frustrating is how transparent it all is. Chavez doesn't seem to even try to hide the corruption and his marxist policies. Venezuela will continue to lose civil liberties and the benefits of capitalism in favor of a socialist dictatorship centered on Chavez's cult of personality. And yet, somehow, useful idiots like Sean Penn and Jimmy Carter are oblivious to how this will hurt Venezuelans long-term.
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