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Latin America

Marksman_91

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12. A lot of Caribbean and LatAm nations adore Chávez because of his generosity towards them

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 12:16 PM

Sep 2015

If it wasn't for Venezuela's petrodollars, the Chavista regime wouldn't have been able to buy so many allies. And now, curiously, they all seem to be supporting Guyana instead of Venezuela in the territorial dispute. I suppose this means that because of the terrible economic conditions that Chavismo has caused in Venezuela, combined with the plummeting price of oil, they can't really be buying support nowadays from their neighbors.

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Video shared by superDU'er EFerrari on another website: [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2015 OP

tell Lizzy I said hi Bacchus4.0 Sep 2015 #1

You mean superDU'PEr EFerrari? Zorro Sep 2015 #2

You first. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #3

She did what a lot of people are doing now that the internet is vastly sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #5

Always good to get the truth out there. Some people might believe Bacchus4.0 Sep 2015 #6

No, actually I have discovered that the majority of people around the world sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #7

Sabrina, Bernie called Hugo a dead communist dictator Bacchus4.0 Sep 2015 #8

I don't agree with Bernie on that, but I don't expect to agree with sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #10

I like Bernie too and agree with him on this issue Bacchus4.0 Sep 2015 #11

Sabrina, I found some info on what people outside of Venezuela thought of Hugo Bacchus4.0 Sep 2015 #9

A lot of Caribbean and LatAm nations adore Chávez because of his generosity towards them Marksman_91 Sep 2015 #12

Thank you Judi Lynn and EFerrari. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #4