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January 5, 2005
Venezuela Chavistas
Communism in Venezuela is on the march. Their first destination is a British owned farm that they will expropriate this coming Saturday. In clearer language, the Venezuela government and the Communist Chauvistas are going to seize the 13,000 hectare farm "for the people" because of what the Venezuelan government describes as a dispute over 3,000 hectare's land title.
This is disturbing on SO many levels. The farm in question is some of the most productive land in the country, the seizure is obviously directed to take the best for the government. The Venezuelan governement already owns a majority of undeveloped land in the South American country, but rather than redistribute that land to the people, they Chauvistas are going to seize foreign assets in a model similar to Zimbabwe's Mugabe government, and we know how successful that was.
The British say they will fight the expropriation, but it's doubtful that they will be able to successfully challenge the move. Time will tell on this one, but it's a sad sign for the future of Venezuela as they move further down the road to communism.
--Jason
Posted by JasonColeman at January 5, 2005 5:47 PM
Comments
WE AGREE!!!!!
Posted by: BritandKat at January 13, 2006 1:16 PM
