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BeLeafer
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If you would like to learn about its constitution from an independent source, here ya go:
Reforming Venezuela's Constitution - Venezuelanalysis
Presentation by Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the US at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. As Venezuela prepares to vote on a number of reforms to its 1999 Constitution, it’s useful to put the changes into context. As societies evolve and...
venezuelanalysis.com
BeLeafer
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lol, yeah, wouldn't ever want to quote a government official about their plans.
This is the standard coup canard you don't recognize. They start attacking it as undemocratic because of things Americans apparently love (term limits, checks and balances) and fail to recognize that it is, in fact, a much more robust form of democracy that involves much, much higher levels of citizen engagement.
venezuelanalysis.com
This is the standard coup canard you don't recognize. They start attacking it as undemocratic because of things Americans apparently love (term limits, checks and balances) and fail to recognize that it is, in fact, a much more robust form of democracy that involves much, much higher levels of citizen engagement.
Venezuela's Constitution: Fifteen Years of Achievements - Venezuelanalysis
The Venezuelan constitution is widely recognized one of the world’s most progressive and forward-thinking magna cartas. The constitution – which was crafted and approved with citizen participation – challenged the historic political dominance of the country’s elite, while establishing mechanisms...
venezuelanalysis.com
BeLeafer
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Who said it was unbiased? That idea is pure fantasy, in any event.
zeke
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Sorry not "unbiased source".
Rather, you called Hugo Chavez' own spokesperson an "independent source".
BeLeafer
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While you literally parrot regime change advocats' criticisms of the constitution, you could exercise some curiosity and find piles of original content on the site.
zeke
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I can find endless actual academic analyses of the constitutional changes in the country.
You would laugh at all of them, while pimping a website that quotes Wikipedia and Chavez' personal appointees.
Do you know any Venezuelans, btw? My defacto sis in law was born and raised there, and most of her family is still there.
BeLeafer
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Yes, I have a neighbour (an academic) that still spends lots of time there. Not sure what that has to do with anything. He's a huge supporter of the government.
As for the endless academic analyses, I'll be happy to discuss any that are not funded by forces hostile to Venezuela.
As for the endless academic analyses, I'll be happy to discuss any that are not funded by forces hostile to Venezuela.
BeLeafer
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I'm curious, zeke, what you make of Juan Guaido. He's never won election, he openly calls for the overthrow of the government and foreign intervention and yet he doesn't get jailed or censored. How does that square with your view that the government is authoritarian?