Tag Archives: Hugo Chavez

The National Interest: Scott MacDonald- Venezuela Votes For Change After 16 Years of Chavismo

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The Neo-Communists and Neo-Marxists, (as I at least call them in Venezuela) finally not only have some competition, but a liberal democratic opposition to their authoritarian rule. And shows that there’s even a limit to the mount … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: ‘Venezuela & Cuba: Partners in Repression’

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Washington Post– the paper of record. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. Just as Cuba has started to move away from Castro Marxism/authoritarianism and have opened up their economy and at least to a small … Continue reading →

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Commentary Magazine: Ben Cohen: Venezuela on The Brink

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:Commentary Magazine I guess Venezuela at its best would be like Scandinavia where you would have a mid-size country or so of twenty-five million people who is not only energy independent, but a net-exporter of oil, gas, food and other … Continue reading →

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SPPN Channel: All The Kings Men- Broderick Crawford: Playing Huey Long

Posted on October 14, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The Daily Times I think the best way to describe Huey Long aka Louisiana Kingfish would be compared him with the recently deceased President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez. Even though Huey was a lot more Democratic than Hugo and believed … Continue reading →

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