Beauty queen shot dead protesting socialism in Venezuela

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/02/19/22-Year-Old-Beauty-Queen-Fifth-Death-In-Venezuelan-Anti-Government-Protests

what a shame. evil dictators.

Dot wrote:what a shame. evil dictators.

Yes we should know we got one named Obama.

I wonder where all the lovers of Socialism from Hollywood are to defend this killing?

Markle wrote:I wonder where all the lovers of Socialism from Hollywood are to defend this killing?

well you know they don't like truths, and you really cant spin this, so expect silence.

and yes teo. we do

I think some folks on this forum do not understand the historical colonialism of Latin America and the struggle to break the Oligarchy which has corrupted the democratic process. The extreme policies of Chavez must be put into the historical context of oppression by the oligarchy against the citizens of Latin America. Some posters on this thread argue control and overreaching, but turn their heads to injustice in Latin America. I can never rationalize violence and murder, but if you fail to understand the history of Latin America and the cruelty of the Oligarchy and their pawns in terrorizing priests, educators, and the emerging middle class as they vie for power, you will swallow the propaganda hook line and sinker. Social justice in Latin America begins with economic justice. The Chavez and Castro models are ideological failures, but the wrong they address is very real. Economic unions between Latin American nations and agrarian reform are the key to developing the free market middle class.

This is the context of Venezuela which preceded Chavez and will be the context as the Oligarchy fights to retain its colonial largess.

Venezuelan farmers had to cope with the tremendous inequality in land ownership. In 1937 land ownership was so concentrated that the larger haciendas, with land holdings of 1,000 hectares or more, were held by only 4.8% of the land owners, but constituted 88.8% of all agricultural land. Small farmers, though, with land holdings of 10 hectares or less, constituted 57.7% of all landowners, yet occupied just 0.7% of agricultural land.[3]

2seaoat wrote:

I think some folks on this forum do not understand the historical colonialism of Latin America and the struggle to break the Oligarchy which has corrupted the democratic process.  The extreme policies of Chavez must be put into the historical context of oppression by the oligarchy against the citizens of Latin America.  Some posters on this thread argue control and overreaching, but turn their heads to injustice in Latin America.   I can never rationalize violence and murder, but if you fail to understand the history of Latin America and the cruelty of the Oligarchy and their pawns in terrorizing priests, educators, and the emerging middle class as they vie for power, you will swallow the propaganda hook line  and sinker.  Social justice in Latin America begins with economic justice.  The Chavez and Castro models are ideological failures, but the wrong they address is very real.  Economic unions between Latin American nations and agrarian reform are the key to developing the free market middle class.  

This is the context of Venezuela which preceded Chavez and will be the context as the Oligarchy fights to retain its colonial largess.

Venezuelan farmers had to cope with the tremendous inequality in land ownership. In 1937 land ownership was so concentrated that the larger haciendas, with land holdings of 1,000 hectares or more, were held by only 4.8% of the land owners, but constituted 88.8% of all agricultural land. Small farmers, though, with land holdings of 10 hectares or less, constituted 57.7% of all landowners, yet occupied just 0.7% of agricultural land.[3]

This is 2014. Venezuela should be one of the wealthiest nations in the world. When did the government take over all the oil companies? Everyone should be living comfortably.

This is 2014. Venezuela should be one of the wealthiest nations in the world. When did the government take over all the oil companies? Everyone should be living comfortably.


I agree. The traditional oligarchy has robbed this nation of its wealth and fought land reform for the last fifty years. Venezuela has to import its food and the rapid urbanization has resulted in huge slums with massive displaced workers who lack education and job skills. Every step in trying to make fair reforms which Brazil, Argentina, and Chile have shown with sound democratic reform based on free market principles the middle class can emerge and through development of LAFTA and other tools of economic development the iron grip of parochial national oligarchies can be overcome. This battle to free the people will take thirty years, but the success of these models over the failures of Chavez and Castro do not lessen the challenge the people of Venezuela face. The violence is not one sided.....it never has been in the battle for modernity and democracy in Latin America as the chains of the oligarchy and colonialism are removed.