[pp.int.general] Opposing austerity

[Kenneth Peiruza]

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Al 17/05/12 10:10, En/na Thomas Burke ha escrit:
> Well I will say this about him. He did drastically cut the numbers
> living in poverty in venezuela. There are still many living in poverty
> but a lot less than before he came to power. Chavez, and many other
> south american leaders, have seen first hand how destyructive a
> totally free market system can be. They, for the most part, came to
> the conclusion that it cant work.
>
> The problem with saying that they might have the answer we need though
> is the fact that they are all seen as extremely radical dictators. For
> the most part that is far from being true but that is the general
> perception people have thanks to the media. Specifically the US media.
>
> I would recommend this movie for anyone who is a little interested in
> Chavez and the situation there.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZIxEH6Pfw
>
> On 17 May 2012 05:23, Richard Stallman <rms at gnu.org> wrote:
>> People should see this article about Chavez (in Venezuela) and Tsipras
>> (in Greece).
>>
>> https://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/16
>>
>> Chavez's administration is not a paragon; it has its bad aspects.
>> Some opposition candidates have been arbitrarily barred from running
>> (though real opposition candidates do run).  Opposition TV stations
>> have been closed, though some of them were inculpated in the coup
>> attempt.  There continues to be a lot of corruption in Venezuela,
>> though Chavez did not create it.
>>
>> These criticisms of Chavez do not invalidate the point of the article:
>> that his economic policies are a better model than the standard
>> right-wing model.
>>
>> The Pirate Parties -- at least in Europe and other countries under the
>> banksters' control -- cannot ignore this issue.
>>
>> --
>> Dr Richard Stallman
>> President, Free Software Foundation
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>> USA
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