Populism in a single image

October 7, 2003


Great picture by Ilich Otero in today’s Tal Cual (by subscription). A banner in front of a shack says “The new PDVSA belongs to the people”, PDVSA the state oil company really belongs now to the revolution and its cronies only and is being used and abused right and left (many storties below on that issue). Sadly, down the line, the “new PDVSA” will contribute less to the standard of living of the poor than it has in the last ten years due to mismanagement. All indications are that the Government is ready to burn all of the company’s cash to “improve” things before the recall referendum……

Leave a comment