Hugo Chavez- RIP - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

spdrun · #16 03-05-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Fattyman

How about seizing private property for "the people".
And then amassing a 2 Billion fortune on the backs of the same people.

I'll bet the New York times has a moral relativism obituary for him tomorrow as well.

You're assuming that all of the seized property was legitimately acquired.

Volker · #17 03-05-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Thug? You mean like the people who kidnap people from foreign countries, and then hold them in solitary, 10+ years without trial? That kind of thug?

Most people's objections to the man seem to boil down to the fact that: "he didn't like America. He f'ed over American oil interests." Yeah, he was a corrupt buffoon and certifiably insane towards the end, but not sure if that makes him outright evil, especially on the scale of Latin American leaders.

OK but he kidnaps people from his own country and holds them in solitary for 10+ years without trial as well!

It is wrong to look at "oh didn't like America" but ignore how the fanastically rich country he led has been run into the ground and how people's freedom there has been eroded and eliminated. You have people thrown in jail for owning a TV station that said something on the news the guy didn't like...

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Originally Posted by spdrun

You're assuming that all of the seized property was legitimately acquired.

It is a fair assumption in the absence of proof to the contrary. It is like if your car was stolen and you went to the police, they would do nothing until you proved that you hadn't stolen it first?

Botnst · #18 03-05-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rs899

Colorful character. I liked the UN speech he gave a few years back where he followed Bush to the podium and complained of the sulfer smell.

I think that the first people who should read this book are our brothers and sisters in the United States, because their threat is right in their own house. The devil is right at home. The devil, the devil himself, is right in the house.

“And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here.” [crosses himself]

“And it smells of sulfur still today.”

Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world.

Yeah, that was a wonderful exhibition of higher level thinking.

sloride · #19 03-05-2013, 08:21 PM

That book that B.O. got as a gift from his mentor Hugo is worth a fortune now. I doubt that it will be sold in the USA, maybe sold in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying any taxes.

Palangi · #20 03-05-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

You're assuming that all of the seized property was legitimately acquired.

You're assuming that all the property was seized legitimately .......

gatorblue92 · #21 03-05-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jorn

Hopefully Sean Penn is not alone in these hard times.

Ha! Nice one

kerry · #22 03-05-2013, 09:32 PM

The fact that he got decent medical care in the third world and he wasn't assassinated by the CIA, gives us some measure of hope for the future.

Botnst · #23 03-05-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kerry

The fact that he got decent medical care in the third world and he wasn't assassinated by the CIA, gives us some measure of hope for the future.

The CIA injected him with a carcinogen and the inept Cuban medical system couldn't detect it.

P.C. · #24 03-05-2013, 09:34 PM

Damn. And just before Dennis Rodman's scheduled visit...

jplinville · #25 03-05-2013, 09:51 PM

With him gone, do you think that Iran will continue on without his support?

Aww...screw it. Ding dong, the bastard's dead!

Would you be willing to give up liberties for fortune, or would you rather die a poor, freeman? I'm guessing those that have lived under his rule will speak out soon enough.