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**QualityReachOut** · 12-15-2009, 09:35 PM

Ok, here's a (hopefully) thought provoking political exercise. I want you to read through the article below and, in your mind, substitute every occurrence of "Hugo" with "George," every occurrence of "Chavez" with "Bush" and every occurrence of "Vargas" with "New Orleans."

BBC News - Venezuela flood victims still live in ruins 10 years on

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The exact number killed in the tragedy is hard to know, as many bodies were buried under the mud or washed into the sea.

But there are estimates that between 10,000 and 30,000 people lost their lives. Tens of thousands more were made homeless.

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12-15-2009, 09:35 PM	#1
QualityReachOut Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 662 Senior Member	Hugo Chavez is a racist murderer? Ok, here's a (hopefully) thought provoking political exercise. I want you to read through the article below and, in your mind, substitute every occurrence of "Hugo" with "George," every occurrence of "Chavez" with "Bush" and every occurrence of "Vargas" with "New Orleans." BBC News - Venezuela flood victims still live in ruins 10 years on ... The exact number killed in the tragedy is hard to know, as many bodies were buried under the mud or washed into the sea. But there are estimates that between 10,000 and 30,000 people lost their lives. Tens of thousands more were made homeless. ...
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