In a typical Chavez undemocratic statement, the Venezueln President told the military to be ready to “brandish the sword to defend social guarantees”. Such a democrat! Of course, he is the one that has not delivered in most of these anyway, hopefully they will not hear him and brandish the swords against him.
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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