Please take a second to read the following excerpts from a recent Open Democracy article about Chavez and review the reference links below so you can see how I concluded that Obama is a Bolivarian Socialist. Please do not repsond untill you have read every link and kept an open mind.
“A new way of socialism that emphasize cooperation, motivation, and organization. The five motors included: the granting of enabling powers to the executive - as a means of introducing reforms to the institutional and economic framework of the state; constitutional reform; educational reform; expansion of communal power and the creation of a new geometry of power, the latter intended to enhance the responsibilities and political importance of communal councils.” “In 2006, legislation was introduced recognising community councils as a principle form of political organisation. The councils complement and bring coherence to the multiple networks of social organisations that deliver the misiones programmes and organise political activities, such as the water committees, land committees, health committees, electoral battle-units and endogenous development groups.” “With the injection of $5 billion in funding for 2007, the government aims to increase this to over 25,000, allowing communities to become the new "eye" of political power in a radical, bottom up vision of democracy in which national government is balanced by grassroots power.” Chavez Bolivarion Concept http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-protest/deepening_revolution_4592.jsp Chavez pitting classes against each other http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/02/mil-030205-3b183a0f.htm Chavez to Nationalize Banks http://www.reuters.com/article/OILPRD/idUSN1925027920090320 Chavez scrap term limits http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/chavez-asks-venezuelans-to-let-him-run-in-2012 Mother Jones on Chavez Past Present & Future http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2005/10/hugo-chavez-and-his-bolivarian-revolution --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
