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**Peterli** · 01-02-2007, 05:21 PM

What bugs me is that nobody here would give a shit whatsoever if it wasn't for Chavez's anti-american rhetoric.

Personally, my level of 'caring' is about equal. Because of his demagoguery and the fact that he sits on a valuable resource, Chavez is a more public figure, and so we hear more about his actions than, say, Putin. Blaming the public for discussing Chavez solely due to his anti-American rhetoric is like blaming the public for discussing a celebrity for flashing the world on live TV. People who seek attention frequently get it.

I don't view Chavez as a particularly important figure or one that really merits the level of discussion he gets (right wingers seem to hate him with a passion, for instance), but he is out there and will be talked about. I don't view his Castro imitation with any personal worry - I just feel pity for Venezuelans.

01-02-2007, 05:21 PM	#31
Peterli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 458 Senior Member	What bugs me is that nobody here would give a shit whatsoever if it wasn't for Chavez's anti-american rhetoric. Personally, my level of 'caring' is about equal. Because of his demagoguery and the fact that he sits on a valuable resource, Chavez is a more public figure, and so we hear more about his actions than, say, Putin. Blaming the public for discussing Chavez solely due to his anti-American rhetoric is like blaming the public for discussing a celebrity for flashing the world on live TV. People who seek attention frequently get it. I don't view Chavez as a particularly important figure or one that really merits the level of discussion he gets (right wingers seem to hate him with a passion, for instance), but he is out there and will be talked about. I don't view his Castro imitation with any personal worry - I just feel pity for Venezuelans.
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