I'd like to thank Shido and lightbleeder for giving a reasoned view of Venezuelan politics from within. It can be hard to know what to think about Chavez when various organizations abroad are spinning the facts, and the actual results of his policies can be hard to understand from overseas. It's nice to get some information from the ground that doesn't have a particular angle.
My personal view of Chavez is that he's bombastic, foolish and reckless, but I do think that he believes he's doing what's best for Venezuela, which is more than I can say for some of his predecessors.
By the way, lightbleeder, there are quite a few democracies that don't impose term limits on their leaders. Term limits aren't really more democratic, they simply force a certain amount of change in the system, whether people want it or not.
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