Hugo Chavez, totalitarian addict
Hugo Chavez, Totalitarian Alcoholic
The story of Hugo Chavez' consolidation of power over his Venezuelan subjects will likely be viewed by future historians as one of the shrewdest Machiavellian power-grabs ever. The methodical, gradual"yet inexorable increase in control during his seven-year reign has been masterfully designed to avoid inciting social upheaval. Unfortunately for Venezuelans as well for people in neighboring countries, his brand of totalitarianism is likely to get much worse.
In myth # 66 of Alcoholism Myths and Realities, I mentioned that the United States initially dismissed Chavez because it was widely believed that "He's probably just a harmless ‘big talker.'"I wrote, "We dismiss such talk, in which the rich or some other class is blamed for society's problems, at great ...
