Last remaining critical TV channel falls to Chavez

[grumbler]

The Venezuelans are screwed. If they remove Chavez they'll just end up getting robbed by the same people that he removed from power.

Yep.  Look what happened to Nicaragua after the Sandanistas.  All kinds of power shifting based on popularity, governments peacefully yielding power to opposition parties... it was a mess.

Better to stick with incompetent corrupt dictators than take your chances with that "democracy" crap shoot.

[Vricklund]

Heh. Venezuela has had democratically elected governments for 50-some years. I don't think throwing a contras group into the mix of drug lords, farc rebels and commie crackpots would help.

[Agelastus]

Heh. Venezuela has had democratically elected governments for 50-some years. I don't think throwing a contras group into the mix of drug lords, farc rebels and commie crackpots would help.

FARC is a Colombian rebel group, not Venezuelan. And I think you meant Colombia with the drug lords as well.

Are you suggesting that the region is on the verge of returning to the days of Gran Colombia?

[Vricklund]

Heh. Venezuela has had democratically elected governments for 50-some years. I don't think throwing a contras group into the mix of drug lords, farc rebels and commie crackpots would help.

FARC is a Colombian rebel group, not Venezuelan. And I think you meant Colombia with the drug lords as well.

Nope, I meant Venezuela.

[Jaron]

Linus

[The Brain]

After the successful war against Colombia I am surprised that any Venezuelans would even want to be critical of Chavez. An opposition TV channel seems a bit unnecessary.