Where have all the Chavistas gone? Five
years ago, every fashion-conscious Western radical was praising Venezuela to
the skies. Sean Penn exulted in how Hugo Chávez "did incredible things for
the 80 percent of the people that are very poor." Oliver Stone made an
obsequious film about South American socialism, whose premiere in Venice was
attended by the caudillo himself. Michael Moore hailed Chávez for eliminating
75 percent of extreme poverty. His Canadian equivalent, Naomi Klein, proudly
declared her support for the beret-wearing strongman. More… 
Monday, July 10, 2017
In Venezuela, the destructive force of socialism is at work
Where have all the Chavistas gone? Five
years ago, every fashion-conscious Western radical was praising Venezuela to
the skies. Sean Penn exulted in how Hugo Chávez "did incredible things for
the 80 percent of the people that are very poor." Oliver Stone made an
obsequious film about South American socialism, whose premiere in Venice was
attended by the caudillo himself. Michael Moore hailed Chávez for eliminating
75 percent of extreme poverty. His Canadian equivalent, Naomi Klein, proudly
declared her support for the beret-wearing strongman. More… 
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