Venezuela's politics of destruction

[Johnnny]

rated the worst democracy :lol:

Venezuela`s politics of destruction - POLITICAL ECONOMY | Mineweb

The country first grabbed assets in 1976, and is now rated one of the world's worst democracies and worst country in which to invest in mining

South Africa's African National Congress Youth League is apparently continuing its "educational" tour of countries where mines have been nationalised, with Venezuela featuring at this stage. The sad country is also the feature of today's Malema Travel Guides, named after Julius Malema, the apparent president of the ANCYL. He is a very sweet and endearing young capitalist with modest ambitions.

The ANCYL has already returned from "education" in Zimbabwe, a country that despot Robert Mugabe and his gangster elite have trashed in a decade. We then advised Malema and his cronies to visit the central-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and published a focus on cassiterite and tantalum mines that have been "nationalised" by a horrible mix of government military and gangsters, including child miners and boy soldiers.
Then there was a visit to Ghana, which in two decades has completely reversed the wreckage and despair of mines nationalisation, as foreign private sector capital has poured into the country; it's now one of the world's Top Ten gold producers. Then it was back to the Congo, to the far north east, where the fabulous Kilo Moto greenstone gold belts are found. There may be found Kibali, a 50:50 joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold Resources, busy privatizing gold mines nationalised in 1964 and then destroyed.
As for Venezuela, the Canada-based Fraser Institute recently ranked the country as stone last in a survey of 72 mining jurisdictions across the world; the bottom ten include the Congo and Zimbabwe, and, very nearly, South Africa. One respondent said that "In Venezuela, if you actually succeed in making progress with a project, Hugo Chavez will simply nationalize it".
The reference is to Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, president of Venezuela since February 1999, and survivor of a coup d'état in 1992. In a report published on 30 December 2009, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which had last been allowed into the country in May 2002, detailed serious concerns, such as erosion of separation of powers, and "chronic problems including power blackouts, soaring crime, and a perceived lack of investment in crucial sectors".
For decades, especially the past one, the country has been floating in oil money, which has protected the strange habits of Chávez and his toadies. Venezuela ranks as fifth largest oil exporting country in the world, with the second-largest reserves of heavy crude oil. Venezuela nationalized its oil industry on 1 January 1976, launching Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). Chávez has milked PDVSA; after it revolted in the December 2002 to February 2003 oil strike, he promised "re-nationalization" of PDVSA.

 

[bill barilko]

 

[L Gilbert]

Interesting article. Thanks, Johnny.
Childish reply. Grow up, Bill.

 

[damngrumpy]

For decades the poor didn't have the same voting rights in this nation. Chavez, gave
them all the right to vote and took control through the ballot. In America they call him a dictator which he is not he has been elected. Most of the anti Chavez stuff is
manufactured in the United States because he kicked them in the ass and took much
of their oil rights. On the international stage its convenient to bring up human rights
issues, its like labelling someone a sex offender in our society. Most of the human
rights commissions are owned by the big western powers and their corporate masters.
We all saw what Cuba was like before Castro. While I wouldn't want him in our family, he provided education, and people don't starve. When the Americans
owned the Batista and his government, there were 12 year illiterate prostitutes
providing services to rich dirty old men from America.
I don't believe half the stuff that comes out the Fox Media complex. I wish someone had the guts to gain control of Canada's oil and gas industry. I don't believe
everything Chavez says either but he is in a war of words with world wide politicians that specialize in being liars.

 

[bill barilko]

.....Childish reply. Grow up, Bill.

My guess is that you've never even been to South America and have NFC how Chavez' neighbours view him-payaso is the polite term.

El Mono (the monkey) is common usage.

 

[AnnaG]

My guess is that you've never even been to South America and have NFC how Chavez' neighbours view him-payaso is the polite term.

El Mono (the monkey) is common usage.

What does that have to do with you making childish posts?

I'm sure everyone has neighbor's that don't think much of them. So what? The important thing to a country is what its leader's population thinks of him/her. And Chavez still has a good sized portion of Venezuelans who like him.

 

[bill barilko]

Chavez is pissing away the country's patrimony as fast as he can-SOP for South American nutjob dictators.

 

[AnnaG]

Chavez is pissing away the country's patrimony as fast as he can-SOP for South American nutjob dictators.

Now that's a more grown up post. So tell me, what country doesn't use its resources to sell to others in hopes of benefiting itself?

 

[darkbeaver]

Chavez is powerful look at the fear of his enemies, Venezuela is more democratic than the USA or Britian.

 

[EagleSmack]

Chavez is powerful look at the fear of his enemies, Venezuela is more democratic than the USA or Britian.

No wonder why nobody takes you serious. How many news outlets has he shut down? That's real fine democracy Beave. :lol:

 

[darkbeaver]

No wonder why nobody takes you serious. How many news outlets has he shut down? That's real fine democracy Beave. :lol:

The courts have shut down traitorous news outlets after repeated warnings. Since there is no news outlets in the USA you are not in any position to criticize a real functioning democracy. Take a good look smack that's how it's supposed to be, not every Tom Dick and Harry with a billion dollars buying seats in your national crack houses. Your country is broke, full to the gunnells with aliens, no work, no money, no future. The jokes on you man, it is in fact a real fine democracy, and deemed to be so by most of the planet. Guess who's got the planets backing in any war Uncle Sham and Chavez may have soon?:lol:

 

[YukonJack]

The guy on the left might as well be George Soros. The guy on the right might as well be OhBummer.

 

[Goober]

The courts have shut down traitorous news outlets after repeated warnings. Since there is no news outlets in the USA you are not in any position to criticize a real functioning democracy. Take a good look smack that's how it's supposed to be, not every Tom Dick and Harry with a billion dollars buying seats in your national crack houses. Your country is broke, full to the gunnells with aliens, no work, no money, no future. The jokes on you man, it is in fact a real fine democracy, and deemed to be so by most of the planet. Guess who's got the planets backing in any war Uncle Sham and Chavez may have soon?:lol:

Do you read anything - independent news and human rights agencies have criticized Hugo the Great - They are going broke - China thru them a lifeline by agreeing to buy oil well into the future - Cubans are running many Govt departments - But then you would ignore that and call it a democracy - Are you dumb or real fuking dumb - If it ain't one it sure is the other.

 

[darkbeaver]

Do you read anything - independent news and human rights agencies have criticized Hugo the Great - They are going broke - China thru them a lifeline by agreeing to buy oil well into the future - Cubans are running many Govt departments - But then you would ignore that and call it a democracy - Are you dumb or real fuking dumb - If it ain't one it sure is the other.

I read you Booger. What independent news what human rights agencies? You're confusing the crap that comes out of Tel Aviv and Washington as validated information, it isn't, it's pure propaganda. Cubans can actually run government departments capitalist pigs can't. Both of those aforementioned state embarassments to the human race are going to hell, and no body will miss the collection of miscreants. You can join them, you've earned it scat eater.

 

[ironsides]

Chavez wants to see his little buddy called Darkbeaver, something about making a hat for himself. Chevy like Beavy, like him long time. Knows Beavy like Chevy always talkin about me.

 

[premeet01245]

thanks for shearing

 

[Goober]

I read you Booger. What independent news what human rights agencies? You're confusing the crap that comes out of Tel Aviv and Washington as validated information, it isn't, it's pure propaganda. Cubans can actually run government departments capitalist pigs can't. Both of those aforementioned state embarassments to the human race are going to hell, and no body will miss the collection of miscreants. You can join them, you've earned it scat eater.

A Decade Under Chávez | Human Rights Watch

 

[EagleSmack]

The courts have shut down traitorous news outlets after repeated warnings.

Traitorous. LMAO

You mean speaking out in opposition?

Since there is no news outlets in the USA you are not in any position to criticize a real functioning democracy.

Now do you see why nobody really takes you serious.

Take a good look smack that's how it's supposed to be,

So the leader has the right to shut down a news outlet if they critisize him? LMAO

Yeah that's true democracy. :lol:

not every Tom Dick and Harry with a billion dollars buying seats in your national crack houses. Your country is broke, full to the gunnells with aliens, no work, no money, no future. The jokes on you man, it is in fact a real fine democracy, and deemed to be so by most of the planet.

YAAAAAAAWN

Guess who's got the planets backing in any war Uncle Sham and Chavez may have soon?:lol:

We're going to war with them?

The whole planet?

What a clown you are. :lol:

 

[MHz]

A Decade Under Chávez | Human Rights Watch

Good link, do you have one that is as closely detailed as your current link, for the 10 years prior to that? You would probably have an objection to what my search engine finds on those years the yanks were in control of the poor or the country.

You mean speaking out in opposition?
So the leader has the right to shut down a news outlet if they critisize him? LMAO
Yeah that's true democracy. :lol:

Examine how Ron Paul was treated differently just in terms of air-time during your last, cough, cough,nudge, nudge, wink, wink) election before you call the kettle black. BTW the CIA should be funding newspapers in foreign lands. In a Dictatorship like the US the newspaper stays open and the people in opposition are disappeared, just like Venezuela for the 10 years before the change in policy. If Chavez is willing to send heating oil to Miami why wouldn't the US send them some blueprints that would help them modernize the slums to something that is 22nd century in terms of environment friendly. The US had their chance, instead they made 3% of the population rich and the 97% led a worse life. As it stand now any attempt to improve their life is met bu opposition from anybody the US can influence. They have enough old drill-stem to build a quake-proof framework but that isn't in the interest of big oil. All that money is supposed to goto the shareholders.
No word about the two bases the US got from Norway just prior to the Haitian quake and what their purpose is sine the CIA already knows South America is within range of even small jets and cargo craft. Wonder how many flight were diverted there during the relief effort for Haiti?

 

[EagleSmack]

Good link, do you have one that is as closely detailed as your current link, for the 10 years prior to that? You would probably have an objection to what my search engine finds on those years the yanks were in control of the poor or the country.



Examine how Ron Paul was treated differently just in terms of air-time during your last, cough, cough,nudge, nudge, wink, wink) election before you call the kettle black. BTW the CIA should be funding newspapers in foreign lands. In a Dictatorship like the US the newspaper stays open and the people in opposition are disappeared, just like Venezuela for the 10 years before the change in policy. If Chavez is willing to send heating oil to Miami why wouldn't the US send them some blueprints that would help them modernize the slums to something that is 22nd century in terms of environment friendly. The US had their chance, instead they made 3% of the population rich and the 97% led a worse life. As it stand now any attempt to improve their life is met bu opposition from anybody the US can influence. They have enough old drill-stem to build a quake-proof framework but that isn't in the interest of big oil. All that money is supposed to goto the shareholders.
No word about the two bases the US got from Norway just prior to the Haitian quake and what their purpose is sine the CIA already knows South America is within range of even small jets and cargo craft. Wonder how many flight were diverted there during the relief effort for Haiti?

Stop being an idiot.

Chavez is a goon. Closing down news outlets because they speak out against him.

He's Castros baboon. A Castro wannabee.