Reply #79: Very astute [View All]

[tama]

Mr Chavez is indeed mainstream, as in "best the western civilization can offer" social democrat (not third way but real social democrat). Does not make him good or bad, just mainstream.

Being from the lunatic fringe myself (banging a shaman drum and howling the moon etc.) I don't allways totally agree with what if best of western civilization, and having a truly and profoundly critical discussion on Chavez and Venezuela could be interesting, instead of the inane prejudice and stupid smearing fed by the mass media. But not much of chance with that hope, it seems.