24/08/2007 1:28:09 pm
The True Face of Socialism. Venezuela is on a fast track route to socialism, according to its President, Hugo Chavez. Read more here. Many leftists in Europe and the US are enthusiastic. It is odd that this doesn′t deprive them from all credibility in a serious debate. Venezuela is taking giant leaps towards a full dictatorship. Private media is being shut down - and now the Constitution will be changed. Private property can be socialised without warning, the President can remain in office for life, etc. Venezuela′s economy is fuelled by oil revenues. But the country is heading towards political and economic dictatorship, and that will in the end strangle all creativity and economic dynamism too. Don′t forget that this is the kind of society that many leftists desire everywhere.