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We are here to make Simón Bolívar's dream real. [...] Sooner, rather than later, we shall have a single currency, a single passport... Sooner, rather than later, we shall have a parliament with directly elected representatives for this new nation that we are creating today.
and rest assured he would kill to keep it that way.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
A real democratically elected leader does not send the Guardia Nacional to crush any opposition protests in the streets and round up all dissenters.
Originally posted by ChrisF231
Chavez is NOT a "man of the people", he is just using them and their problems as a ploy to gain absolute power.
A real democratically elected leader does not send the Guardia Nacional to crush any opposition protests in the streets and round up all dissenters.
Originally posted by DeadFlagBlues
Are you saying this is a good or bad thing?
The South American political machine is pretty skeptical of it's big brother up north. Bolivia or Venezuela would rather die than succumb to the same noose they cut off their throats recently. They're stablizing it for their own good, not anybody else. Even if your "NWO, DUN DUnnn scary music**" did reach into the union in those countries, I bet you would see a secession from those who do not agree with the lining of native pockets with U.S. dollars.
Originally posted by Khepri
I'm saying that this is part of a NWO. Chavez is pushing on this, but it's not his idea alone.