This is amazing. Bloggers at the Daily Kos feel free to publicize their opinions about anything and everything. But when it comes to Venezuelans, only those who toe the party line are allowed to express themselves:
There’s an extraordinary spectacle currently playing out in the broadsheets both here and in the United States with regards to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ decision not to renew the license of a major Venezuelan TV channel, Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). The move is being portrayed as an attack on freedom of speech and a threat to Venezuelan democracy, and is being cited as proof of Chavez’ authoritarianism by those who have been accusing him of being a would-be dictator from the second he was elected to power.
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I say ‘extraordinary’ because this is a TV station that openly supported and facilitated the illegal military coup against Chavez in April 2002
Tell me something, Heathlander, why is it that Chavez waited five years after the coup attempt to shut down RCTV? Could it be that he is afraid that the station might report some unpleasant facts about him?
Heathlander has the gall to title his post "Deterring Democracy in Venezuela". What democracy? Chavez has completely suspended all democratic processes and is now ruling by decree. His victories in the last two elections were very questionable, most likely due to fraud.
Oh, I know. Idiots like Heathlander equate socialism with democracy. So long as the government controls everything, it doesn't matter if it is the will of the voters or not.
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