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In reply to the discussion: How can so many people on a "progressive" board want the right-wing to take over in Venezuela? [View all]santamargarita
(3,170 posts)54. Our government assholes want a recount so that
tells me they elected the best person for the job.
It's that same goddamn bunch of Bush suckers in Florida. They can't stand seeing good things given to the people-they want that money and oil for their own greedy selves!
And see the people suffer in poverty the same way they would like to see our poor suffer.
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How can so many people on a "progressive" board want the right-wing to take over in Venezuela? [View all]
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
OP
Beats me...I haven't seen it here, but I believe you, and I'm certainly not for that. n/t
whathehell
Apr 2013
#1
Oh, I knew that, actually...I guess I was just hoping Kerry was a little better.
whathehell
Apr 2013
#82
I have friends in Venezuela and they are very happy to be living there. I can't wait to go there
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#111
I just want the truth. There is much question the result is legitimate or not.
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2013
#2
When right wing scum start caring about 'recounts' we know who is behind it. Caprilles is right wing
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#71
"The Ven. people have the cleanest elections in the civilized world." Don't be ridiculous. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2013
#76
There is no problem with the elections in Venezuela. The right wing scum who have been
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#112
Capriles is not just slime he is scary slime. I know one of his cronies
Exultant Democracy
Apr 2013
#3
You'd be surprised...I've seen a LOT of highly questionable stuff posted on DU the past couple years
Blue_Tires
Apr 2013
#4
It is possible that people may support the ideological goals of Maduro's party
geek tragedy
Apr 2013
#6
Yup. This is the "Democratic" Underground, not the "Progressive" Underground
ConservativeDemocrat
Apr 2013
#31
Years of election results you didn't like does not equate to "authoritarianism".
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#109
Skittles, your problem is that you always pussy-foot around the issue instead of just telling us ...
11 Bravo
Apr 2013
#14
the obama administration wants the "right wing to take over in Venezuela" hmmm nt
msongs
Apr 2013
#11
Definately a longing for the Cold War days. As the US SoS and Churchill said, if you want to
byeya
Apr 2013
#27
I think there are few right wing trolls who have kept up a relentless barrage of
BlueToTheBone
Apr 2013
#17
Yes, there are four or five people who never show up except to bash Chavez
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2013
#51
Appears to Me Most of the Threads/Replies of Which you Speak Come from One Member
dballance
Apr 2013
#20
They already ARE in, Chavez changed what they had to pay only a few percent.
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2013
#41
Yes, and that was enough for them to go after him. Even a little of that percent
Cleita
Apr 2013
#62
I'm barely fast and smart enough to keep tabs on what is going on my own political backyard.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2013
#25
Nope, and I stand by what I said(and TBH, it's probably really true, too.). n/t
AverageJoe90
Apr 2013
#72
to be fair, it's really only two posters spamming the board with their bullshit
frylock
Apr 2013
#45
They already counted the votes. If Capriles had won by the margin Maduro won by
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#110
Yes, how dare everyone not fall in line behind Dear Leader's handpicked successor!
tritsofme
Apr 2013
#53
Care to expand? I'm intrigued, and want to understand the connection you are making. nt
msanthrope
Apr 2013
#73
How can so many people confuse discomfort with Chavismo with wanting a right wing takeover? (nt)
Recursion
Apr 2013
#88
History. The influence of money. Staring down the downside of capitalism and its insatiable hunger
TheKentuckian
Apr 2013
#105
Uh...because we remember what "discomfort" with the Sandinistas, Allende, Bosch and Arbenz led to?
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#115