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ChangoLoa

(2,010 posts)
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 05:56 AM Jul 2012

Chavez: "If you're not chavista, you're not Venezuelan"

Or "quien no es chavista, no es Venezolano". It was said during a military official act.


The MUD says it's an incitement to hatred

In Spanish:

Mesa: La frase "quien no es chavista no es venezolano" incita al odio

La Mesa de Unidad Democrática consideró "sumamente grave y constituye una incitación al odio y a la agresión la frase "quien no es chavista no es venezolano" que el presidente Hugo Chávez pronunció el domingo pasado, durante el acto militar con motivo del día del Ejército y la conmemoración de la Batalla de Carabobo.

"No hay excusa que justifique la gravedad" de tales palabras, dijo la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) en un comunicado de condena a lo dicho por Chávez ante miles de soldados en formación por el 191 aniversario de una batalla del proceso independentista.

El que Chávez se expresara así "en un acto militar... ante la Fuerza Armada, aumenta la gravedad" del asunto, advierte se pregunta: "¿Qué sugiere?, ¿Que la FAN debe desconocer a una opción que no sea "chavista"? ¿Agredir al pueblo que no se identifica con el Gobierno?".

Link:
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/elecciones-2012/120627/mesa-la-frase-quien-no-es-chavista-no-es-venezolano-incita-al-odio

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Chavez: "If you're not chavista, you're not Venezuelan" (Original Post) ChangoLoa Jul 2012 OP
His latest TV spot has a lot of nationalistic overtures like that. joshcryer Jul 2012 #1
Sounds like something Bush would say. nt. naaman fletcher Jul 2012 #2

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)
1. His latest TV spot has a lot of nationalistic overtures like that.
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 07:30 AM
Jul 2012

I don't know how well it will sell to the independents, but the chavistas probably eat it up.

Still, disgusting. Of course, this will be dismissed but if an opposition candidate or person said that they'd be in handcuffs.

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