Hugo Chavez Death Pool Thread

[MarkD]

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Since socialism is the antithesis of freedom, I want the US to actively oppose him.

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Huh? Canada is moderately socialist and we are completely free. I'm pretty sure norway and sweden are very much socialist countries as well and I believe that Norway is usually ranked close to the top in "best places to live" lists.

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Meh. The US is "moderately socialist", too. We're pretty free, but we'd be freer without so much government - income tax, Patriot Act, Social Security. And you're not completely free in Canada. Try keeping 100% of the money you earn and see how free Revenue Canada thinks you are.

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Well, I don't equate paying taxes with freedom. I guess you are right in a technical sense, but I personally don't have a problem with taxes because in theory they are a good thing. I like universal healthcare and stuff like that, although I will concede that government mismanages funds.

[valenzuela]

Random comments:
1)Zaster, I agree that Venezuela could be even more [censored] up. Latin America has a history of corrupt and [censored] goverments , but IMO Chavez still sucks and is harming Venezuela in the long run. For instance Rafael Correa ( the president of ecuador) is on his way to [censored] up his country as well.
2)the current english labour party is a red as a cucumber
3)Evo Morales isnt such a bad president IMO, I think he is above average for the latinamerica.