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Hugo Chavez, Dead of Cancer

[Tycho?][Tycho?] As elusive as doubtRegistered User regular
edited March 2013 in Debate and/or Discourse
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21679053

Well, there you go. Love him or hate him, he has been a pretty important figure in Latin American and even world politics for the last decade or so. His anti-US rhetoric, his leading the region to the political left wing, friendship with Cuba, a coup attempt, savior of the proles, nationalizing the economy into the ground...

Talk about him, his life and his politics here.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    OBAMA!!! Seriously if you're an enemy to america watch the fuck out Obama's got you all on his dead pool. I'd be afraid if I was that Iranian guy.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    REST IN PEACE, COMRADE CHAVEZ.

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  • Captain MarcusCaptain Marcus now arrives the hour of actionRegistered User regular
    I can totally believe that the Bush Administration tried to kill him.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I can't because we didn't invade the country.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Prediction: successor will re-stabilize power at the expense of having to dole out more goodies to selected supporters; increased corruption will eventually lead to political instability.

    ronya on
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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    ronya wrote: »
    Prediction: successor will re-stabilize power at the expense of having to dole out more goodies to selected supporters; increased corruption will eventually lead to political instability.

    In order to address that prediction I shall send some Arabs over, come Spring.

    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • AbsalonAbsalon Lands of Always WinterRegistered User regular
    He started off well and then fucked up, and left-wingers rarely praised him after that but right-wingers always insisted we did, because their mothers all smoked asbestos while they gestated.

  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    There's a trace of Thailand here, really. Albeit the coup in Venezuela failed rather than succeeded.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    at least castro's still alive, forever

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Preacher wrote: »
    I can't because we didn't invade the country.

    That's what assassinations are for. Wasn't America a partner in that failed coup attempt?

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  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Good riddance.

  • ArdolArdol Registered User regular
    I'm sure he didn't help poor people in the U.S. get heating oil for cheap just out of the goodness of his heart, but I'm glad he did it anyways.

    steam
  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    HA HA

    TIME FOR A PUPPET GOVERNMENT
    Wow, this looks especially good with my current avatar

    I don't wanna kill anybody. I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from.
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    ...did he choose that bird because it looks like it's wearing a miniature version of his hat?

  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    Gonna watch the Venezuela episode of Parks and Recreation now.

    Did you know that Venezuela has the best patients in the world because of jail?

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Your second sentence makes no sense.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    It makes perfect sense

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FizXGoPkVs

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  • PhillisherePhillishere Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    I never got a good read in Chavez. The American government hated him, and he did some fucked up shit.

    On the other hand a greater percentage of his people supported him. Hell, he polled better than Obama.

    His nation didn't start any stupid wars. If anything, he seemed to help calm down the region. That's a lot better record than our good friends and allies in Egypt did.

    Is Venezula in a better place now than before him? Hard to tell. Is it a better place than it would be had it been run by its oligarchs? Past evidence of behavior says it is.

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  • AManFromEarthAManFromEarth Let's get to twerk! The King in the SwampRegistered User regular
    ronya wrote: »
    Prediction: successor will re-stabilize power at the expense of having to dole out more goodies to selected supporters; increased corruption will eventually lead to political instability.

    Sky blue, water wet.

    But Lowbama better watch out, them communist dicktaters is dropping like flies.

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Chavez seemed like a friendly guy, he had some opinions I don't agree at all with.

    Cancer sucks.

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  • TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Hugo Chavez saying he could still smell the sulfur coming of GWB remains the funniest thing ever.

    Edit: at the UN even!

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  • NotEasyBeingGreenNotEasyBeingGreen Registered User regular
    So let's say you rule a country, and your political ideology is "A".

    And it just so happens that someone whose political ideology is "-A". This guy really dislikes your guts. He hates you so much he attempts a coup d'etat against you.

    He fails, and gets arrested.

    He gets elected six years later.

    By the way, you're sitting on the fifth largest reserve of crude oil in the entire world. You still manage to be defeated .

    Congratulations, you're Venezuela's pre-Chavez political elite.

    For all his (many) faults, Chavez' antecessors were much much worse than him.

  • NotEasyBeingGreenNotEasyBeingGreen Registered User regular
    spool32 wrote: »
    Good riddance.

    @spool32

    The guy dies from cancer, and that's what you have to say? What, do you also kick kittens during your morning stroll?

  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    Honk wrote: »
    Chavez seemed like a friendly guy, he had some opinions I don't agree at all with.

    Cancer sucks.

    Cancer via CIA is even worse.

    Go ahead and deny it.

  • Tiger BurningTiger Burning Dig if you will, the pictureRegistered User, SolidSaints Tube regular
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    Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited March 2013
    NotEasyBeingGreen wrote: »
    spool32 wrote: »
    Good riddance.

    @spool32

    The guy dies from cancer, and that's what you have to say? What, do you also kick kittens during your morning stroll?

    Cancer is awful, and I'm saying that as someone who's lost, let's count, 3 relatives in the last 14 weeks to it, with another probably in the next month or so and 3 possibly in the next 2-3 years. I wouldn't wish that death on anyone, and I hope he didn't suffer. I hope he got time with his family, and that there wasn't a long period where he was no longer aware of his surroundings.

    Politically, though: good riddance.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Goodnight sweet prince.

    I wonder what this will do for the Alex Joneses of the world.

  • ZephiranZephiran Registered User regular
    Well, another one of the colourful political personas that inhabited this century bites the dust. I'd like to say that Venezuela will probably be better off without his governance, but realistically speaking, they probably won't.

    And that's a damn shame.

    Alright and in this next scene all the animals have AIDS.

    I got a little excited when I saw your ship.
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  • NotEasyBeingGreenNotEasyBeingGreen Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Goodnight sweet prince.

    I wonder what this will do for the Alex Joneses of the world.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3qRmmK6VGc

    The comments are amazing. I wonder if Spool is one of the commenters.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Latin America in general is kind of boned as far as leadership goes.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • NotEasyBeingGreenNotEasyBeingGreen Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Latin America in general is kind of boned as far as leadership goes.

    Uh, no.

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote: »
    Goodnight sweet prince.

    I wonder what this will do for the Alex Joneses of the world.

    More kindle for them to be paranoid about.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Wow, that motherfucker doesn't waste any time.

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    spacekungfuman wrote: »
    There is a human tragedy here , and that should not be ignored, but politically, this is probably a net win for the US.

    What's a net win for the US doesn't mean its a good thing. The US has a really shitty reputation with Latin America for a reason.

  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    This thread title is uninspired. Should at least try for a "Chavez down, begins dictator rule of three" joke.

    Or something like "Venezwailing: Chavez RIP".

    "Chavez: El Presidente de muerte."

    "Chavez Death: 'Cancer' is a strange way to spell 'drone strike'"

    "Chavez Casualty Causes Consternation Concerning Cuban Cancer Cure"

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    NotEasyBeingGreen wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Latin America in general is kind of boned as far as leadership goes.

    Uh, no.

    Such a persuasive argument. You don't think with all the western influence, oil money, and general corporate fuckery that Latin America hasn't been getting the short end of the stick as far as leadership?

    Chavez himself wasn't exactly a saint either with nationalizing corporations and buying the poor. Didn't he also try and declare himself a dictator?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
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  • NotEasyBeingGreenNotEasyBeingGreen Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    NotEasyBeingGreen wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Latin America in general is kind of boned as far as leadership goes.

    Uh, no.

    Such a persuasive argument. You don't think with all the western influence, oil money, and general corporate fuckery that Latin America hasn't been getting the short end of the stick as far as leadership?

    Chavez himself wasn't exactly a saint either with nationalizing corporations and buying the poor. Didn't he also try and declare himself a dictator?

    Frankly, Chavez was the second worst president in present Latin America (behind Cristina Kirchner).

    I also enjoy how "giving food" to the poor means "buying" the poor.

    Oil money? Oil in Latin America = oil in Venezuela. No other country has "oil money" (with the exception of Brazil).

    And no, he didn't declare himself a dictator. He was elected last year. Mr. Capriles expressed his condolences over the death of Chavez.

  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    spacekungfuman wrote: »
    The funny thing about Chavez is that, for all his hate of America, he never really did much to effect us. I never had strong feelings on him, beyond being annoyed when Americans made it Out like he was a hero. Otherwise? I cared enough to resent the heating oil thing, but not enough to avoid citgo stations.

    I am shocked (Shocked!) to learn that your level of concern for particular political issues was inadequate to prompt you to alter your behavior.

    That's so uncharacteristic of you.

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