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Lightbleeder said:One of the things he could do right now that doesn't escape the laws is remove the licenses that are valid for private TV and radio stations to send over the air broadcasts, don't you think that's very worrisome? I know a lot of private TV station suck and some try to lie to the people but aren't you supposed to choose what you want to watch? And don't you find dictatorish (I think I just made that word) that foreign people are expelled just because they say something bad about the government? Even people from HRW? |
No, I agree that some of his moves are unfortunate and nefarious. In that thread, I said his 2007 referendum was essentially a ploy to establish himself as a de facto dictator. He wanted the power to declare an indefinite state of emergency without the possibility of judicial review...yeah, that is quite worrisome. Also, the decision not to renew RCTV's radio license in 2007 was unfortunate. Nonetheless, he accepted the defeat of the referendum relatively gracefully. That highlights, in my opinion, the enigmatic nature of Chavez.
