Hugo Chavez promoting with his actions the true image and values of his democracy today June 14th. 2006. The words were just as bad as the images. Note the Panerai watch in the second image, that is a recent revolutionary acquisition, maybe it came with the rifles (Thanks Mora!)
The Devil's Excrement
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.
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The Devil's Excrement 
August 2, 2011 at 5:47 pm
[…] 7) Nice gold non-socialist Patek Phillipe watch, model 5119J, retails for close to $20,000 but you can get it for about 15K if you are a careful shopper. I wonder who coughed up the money for this present. And where did the Panerai go? […]