Bush Vs Chavez at the Americas Free Trade Smackdown

[Makalakumu]

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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - A crowd of 10,000 protesters chanting “Get out Bush!” swarmed the streets of this Argentine resort Friday, hours before the hemisphere’s leaders sat down to debate free trade, immigration and job creation.

Before dawn, thousands greeted a train bringing the last group of fellow demonstrators from Buenos Aires, including Bolivian presidential hopeful Evo Morales and soccer great Diego Maradona, who donned a T-shirt accusing President Bush of war crimes.

Chanting “Fascist Bush! You are the terrorist!” the protesters hung from the engine and moved up the sides of the train, trying to shake hands with those inside.

Later, they took to the streets, heading toward a stadium where Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a speech before joining the Summit of the Americas.

Chavez arrived early Friday, saying he was “inspired” by the protesters, who also oppose the U.S.-led negotiations to form a Free Trade Area of the Americas stretching from Alaska to Argentina.

“Today the FTAA is dead and we are going to bury it here. We are here to change the course of history,” he said after stepping off his plane.

So, what do you think about free trade in the Americas?

 

[mantis]

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So, what do you think about free trade in the Americas?

i heard chavez is gonna eat hardcore beans and then gas the other dude...

 

[Phoenix44]

I'm afraid Chavez is headed for an "unfortunate accident."

 

[BlueDragon1981]

America already had our unfortunate accident....name George Bush....sorry...had to throw that in.

 

[sgtmac_46]

Apparently Venezuelan President Chavez must travel everywhere with the violent thugs that helped him assault his way to the presidency.

"People keep talking about democracy for Cuba and for Venezuela. But what we need in those places is liberty - in the American tradition - first and foremost. Democracy is often the tyranny of the majority, which is why a demagogue and tyrant like Chávez or Castro can get up and lecture the world about "participative democracy" just after he's committed a megafraud. Democracy is good, liberty is better." Yoan Hermida​

 

[Makalakumu]

People keep hatin' on Chavez and I would like to know why. Things I read on the internet are pretty back and forth. With the haters usually citing the fact that his a left wing radical socialist reminiscent of Che Guevara and Castro. However, I haven't found anything of substance that actually would put him in the same catagory as Castro, except for maybe nationalizing some of his nations wealth in order to bring a huge number of people out of poverty...

So, for all of you Chavez haters, I want to hear your diatribes...

 

[Phoenix44]

Uh, Chavez was ELECTED, and he has tremendous popular support.

 

[sgtmac_46]

Uh, Chavez was ELECTED, and he has tremendous popular support.

Yes he was "elected". He also has thousands of thugs who ensure his elections through violence and threats of violence. Of course, to be honest, that's how politics is done in Latin America.

As for what's wrong with Chavez, anyone is dubious who declares Libya "A shining becon of participative democracy"?! :erg:

That having been said, there are some people (who shall go unnamed) who never met a communist dictator they didn't like (as the accolades thrown toward Castro perfectly shows). So the "What's wrong with Chavez" line isn't really a surprise.

 

[Tgace]

"Nationalizing a nations wealth".....astronomical taxes.....raising up the poor by bringing down the rich and eliminating the middle....kill the educated and the artists (perhaps troublesome religions too)....confiscate weapons.....all of it sounds vaguely familiar.

 

[sgtmac_46]

"Nationalizing a nations wealth".....astronomical taxes.....raising up the poor by bringing down the rich and eliminating the middle....kill the educated and the artists (perhaps troublesome religions too)....confiscate weapons.....all of it sounds vaguely familiar.

Then everyone riots because they don't have any jobs...because no one wants to bring businesses to their country. And they wonder why they're unemployed (No they don't, they just blame it on big meanie companies). It's all childish logic.