The Soviet Union of Venezuela

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Rule by decree. One-party rule. Seizure of private property.

Since winning re-election in last December's election -- or, rather, "election," total sham that it was -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has worked hard to ensure that there is neither liberalism nor democracy in his country. He calls it his "Bolivarean" revolution, but tyranny is a better name for it.

On his latest tyrannical move, the seizure of private property, an ongoing effort, here's the BBC (link above):

Venezuela's government has seized more than 330,000 hectares (815,450 acres) of land to redistribute them under an agrarian reform programme.

President Hugo Chavez said 16 farms -- which he described as large and unproductive -- had been expropriated.

His government was moving towards a "collective property" policy as part of its "drive towards socialism", he said.

Socialism as tyranny, that is. A thug masquerading as a man of the people. Soon there won't be any freedom left in Venezuela but Chavez's freedom to control and oppress.

That's what his fucking revolution is all about.