Hm. I think things are about to devolve into the kind of internet politics arguments that I normally stay 300 meters away from.
Looking over everyones posts, I've noticed that the fault line falls between the economic system and the political system.
It seems to me like almost everyone agrees that Chavez has done some good for the economic system in regards to poverty (though there is much debate as to how much and at what cost), while
being concerned about what he's doing to the political system in regards to democracy and civil rights (once again with the degree being the point of argument)
Am I right there?
If so, this referendum is largely in regards to his political dealings. Is he a dictator or not? Is he abusing the system to reach that status? And what happens when he finally loses an election?
Now so far, he has acknowledged the referendum loss, accepted it, and stated that he will still seek constitutional changes through other democratic means. In my mind, this is a pretty big strike against the dictatorship claim. Oh sure he said he'd still try to make changes, but how often does a politician lose an election and state "eh, I never really cared about doing that anyways"
I'm a mod, come to me if there's mod'n to do.
Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.
Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!
Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.
