Mumia Abu-Jamal -- Venezuela After the Referendum

Chavez has enemies among the wealthy because he has supported using Venezuela's vast oil wealth to try and rectify the nation's staggering social problems. Some three quarters of Venezuelans are unemployed, or work on the margins in the informal economy.

Among the very wealthy, the resources of the nation should be privatized, and sent along the usual routes — north. They are not social resources, but private ones, to be owned, and sold. They deeply oppose Chavez's plan to share the wealth.
What Chavez is trying to do is deepen a kind of social revolution among the poor, using the name and nationalist spirit of the greatest Venezuelan of them all — Simon Bolivar — to rally and mobilize Venezuelans for Bolivarianismo, a strong support of the nation against the Imperialists to the North.

That's why he is being demonized in the western and corporate media. Prepare for more of it — soon; for while the voting may be over, the battle to exploit Venezuela's natural resources, ain't.

An early American revolutionary, Tom Paine, wrote, in his 1791 classic, *Rights of Man*, about the kinds of guys who stir up conflicts in nations, for their own ends. Two hundred years later, he seemed to be talking about Americans, when he wrote:
That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of Nations, is as shocking as it is true; but when those who are concerned in the government of a country, make it their study to sow discord, and cultivate prejudices between Nations, it becomes the more unpardonable. [p. 6]

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[platanorico86]

Socialism is the only answer for latin america. 21st century socialism!! latin america unite!! defeat the US imperialist!!

[MopacMurtaza]

Free Mumia!!!!!!!

[miguelaperez55]

@juanchissi Juan, quizas no me deje entender bien. No estoy ni en contra ni en favor de chavez. he estudiado la informacion que tengo, y debo de notar que por mucho que el senor Chavez dice ayudar a la gente pobre, les esta condenando a un futuro lleno de privaciones y horrores, por que por su comportamiento deja notar que prefiere mantenerse en el poder mas que ayudar a sus conpatriotas ahora y en el futuro.

En los estaods unidos George Washington dejo el poder voluntariamente

[juanchissi]

@miguelaperez55think what you want I wont change ur opinions, but tell me do you really prefer more corruption ?Illiteracy for our people? If Chavez is a traitor to his country please tell me my friend how is he a traitor ? I would happily argue with you about this . I am no Chavista, but I do dream with Colombia in peace and a better situation for the working classes, peasants and the poorest of Colombia and Venezuela . HoweverIdoagreewithyouthatwith­somuchstateinterventionitwilll­eadtoacollapse

[miguelaperez55]

America has big problems, no doubt. The peoples of America will have to free themselves from the tirany of the corporate controlled media etc. However.

No debemos olvidar que el senor chavez es un traidor a su pais, y que con su apetito insaciable por poder y control acabara mal hiriendo a la parte de la sociedad venezolana que se jacta de ayudar. En menos de seis anos veremos a venezuela caer vajo su propio peso de intervencion estatal y me temo, que sera re-emplazado por una tirania pura

[Itachi5150]

This vid made me sOOoOoOo wet LOL D

[Flossmoor]

Also I wonder who helped create communism? I wonder what rich person or persons help fund the trosky's and lenin's of the world? I wonder what country sat back and watched their constitution be hijacked by the banking industry? Of yeah the same people who's raping you and me on a daily bases. You better wake up and stop acting so damn stupid.

[Flossmoor]

Stoogewatcher if america wanted to stop any kind of misogynistic behavior, they would have cracked down on hugh heffner many years ago. Last time I checked playboy was not owned by any rapper.Hustler magazine is not owned by any rapper, the porn industry is not owned by any rapper. So This behavior is much bigger than any rapper who's owned himself. (catch my drift)

[Flossmoor]

saviosamba what european country gives chavez good press? That's the question. It's really sad whether in venezuela, cuba, or america, you will have a certain sector that keeps the majority in perils. The truth of the matter, greed around the world is destroying the world. Yes even in your country. The same people who run america, are the same people who run europe, cuba,and venezuela. (Bankers)