The new left-wing Mayor of Bogota Luis Garzon defines himself as Marxist-Leninist. Marxist for Groucho Marx and Leninist for John Lennon. I wish we had somebody with a sense of humor like that in Venezuelan politics…..
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
The new left-wing Mayor of Bogota Luis Garzon defines himself as Marxist-Leninist. Marxist for Groucho Marx and Leninist for John Lennon. I wish we had somebody with a sense of humor like that in Venezuelan politics…..
This entry was posted on November 1, 2003 at 12:07 pm and is filed under Venezuela.
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