Quote Originally Posted by Gigliozzi
Well said. Unfortunately, you can't explain this to so many people who think it's "cool" to talk shit about the States just for shit-talking's sake.

You do know that many people would tell you with a straight face that the United States is no different, right? That Bush is just as bad as Chavez, if not worse.

If the Venezuelan people want to continue saying "Hugo, girl!" without any opposition, then they... Okay, I really haven't got anything else for this sentence, I just wanted to get that joke in.
You're so right, Bush is as bad, only we have had 220+ years of almost freedoms, years of communication freedom etc. The Bush regime and his rich cronies, Rupert Murdoch, Disney corp etc have been fast at work trying to take over the media. I guess thats why Chavez is shutting down that station. Those who control the media, control the country, and that is exactly what the Neo-cons are up to. The only really free speech venue left is the net and they are trying to go after that. So enjoy the internet while you can, the news stations are becoming soaps, with Britney, Anna Nicole, and all those idiots taking over the real news. Disinformation is rampant on news channels, talking points promoted by neo-cons, things like, "We're making progress in Iraq", "The economy is doing well" Etc.