Galt's Gulch

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  • Posted by $ kathywiso 11 years, 1 month ago
    Official U.S. delegation attend Chavez's funeral but not a delegate or words of support for Chris Kyle's funeral service. Not even a "Thank You for Your Service" from the WH..Ughhhhhh....
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  • Posted by MrSelfish 11 years, 1 month ago
    It's late and my comprehension is clouded by exhaustion. But, seems we've now been accused by the new head thug Mr Maduro, of poisoning his predecessor Mr Chavez with the dreaded cancer cells, when it seemed to many of us that the Administration was sinisterly killing him all along with kindness!
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    • Posted by Eudaimonia 11 years, 1 month ago
      This accusation fits with the delusional "strong man" myth that Chávez was building for himself.

      When his policies resulted in food shortages, the Venezuelan people became uneasy, and Chávez feared assassination.

      Chávez justified his rule by claiming that he was the intellectual heir of Simón Bolívar.
      Chávez was absolutely obsessed with Bolívar.
      To the point that when he feared assassination, Chávez claimed that that is how he would probably die, because Bolívar, he also claimed, was also assassinated.

      Bolívar, however died of tuberculosis.
      When this was pointed out to Chávez, he decided to prove his assassination conspiracy theory by exhuming Bolívar's body and having it autopsied.

      Think about that a moment.

      So, in the myth Chávez needs for his post-mortem prestige, he, like Bolívar, was assassinated.

      A political satire piece by Papa Possum tells most of the story:
      http://www.papapossum.com/2011/03/bones-...
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