Re: NYT to =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ch=E1vez?= : Drop Dea d
Chuck wrote:
It’s really stupid that there is this either-or dichotomy in leftist thinking about Chavez. It’s either you support and celebrate Chavez or you are an opponent who is in league with the American imperialists.
That’s not my position. Chavez is far from perfect, but he’s a really good try, and I hope it works out. But he’s not a saint.
How about other positions, including my anarchist position and positions held by Venezuelans, many of whom hate American interference but feel indifferent about Chavez. Sometimes I get the feeling that American leftists are bigger supporters of Chavez than actual Venezuelans who voted for him.
By most accounts he’s quite popular with Venezuelans - and, as the NYT’s anti-Chavez article from this morning had to concede, a lot of poor people across Latin America.
Doug