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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June 27, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Technical point- Suppose Chavez steps down or is forced out before Dec31,2011 but wins the election in 2012. In this case, he is not president but regains the presidency. The words “no longer” raise the point.
I believe all the Smartmatic machines have already been fixed to shift votes to Chavez. Chavez could be dead and still win in 2012.
June 27, 2011 at 5:31 pm
RWG, the electronic voting system in venezuela is one-of-a-kind. The system is undergoing a US$50M+ upgrade in preparation for next year. The system will be tested during the oppo primaries. “Fearsome” is how I would describe this system and I’m talking about the entire system not just the new mystery machines.
June 27, 2011 at 5:33 pm
thus I predict there will not be another election using Smartmatic