Chavez shutting down private tv station

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  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2088662,00.html
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    MrBrian wrote:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2088662,00.html

    Bold statement.

    Izarra is one who testifies to the fact that he was under orders (from his private tv station boss) not to report on what was happening that day.

    I think.
    All my facts were accumulated today.
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Bold statement.

    Izarra is one who testifies to the fact that he was under orders (from his private tv station boss) not to report on what was happening that day.

    I think.
    All my facts were accumulated today.

    In fact, he walked away from his job. If I remember right.
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  • Braighni
    Braighni Posts: 58
    MrBrian wrote:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2088662,00.html

    Wow!

    Thanks for the reading posted throughout this thread.
    I now know a little more than I used to.

    Peace.
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  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    Well, everyone still digging Venezuela's socialism? A tv station that disagrees with the government gets shut down. Freedom of speech doesn't matter I guess. Viva la Socialism! This Chavez guy is great!


    After reading a few pages yesterday and then listening to the world report last evening on the radio, I see that a licence expired and it just didn't get renewed. Of course there was no real explanation for this which isn't fair but the government is allowed to do as they will in most, I would say all countries. "Protest is futile and nothing seems to get through".
    You've changed your place in this world!
  • Drew263
    Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    yea socialism! yea dictators! boo freedom of speech! boo choice!
  • Kann
    Kann Posts: 1,146
    Freedom of speech doesn't matter I guess. Viva la Socialism! This Chavez guy is great!
    Drew263 wrote:
    yea socialism! yea dictators! boo freedom of speech! boo choice!

    yay black & white world, yay "you're either with us or with the enemy", yay 2 conflicting ways of thoughts are the only ones we need.

    Though I do regret Chavez's decision, even if this tv will still emit it will not be seen by as much people and that is not as good. What I would like now is for my country to take a moral stance towards venezuela. But, of course, "why bother"?
  • Drew263
    Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    Kann wrote:
    yay black & white world, yay "you're either with us or with the enemy", yay 2 conflicting ways of thoughts are the only ones we need.

    wow..make many assumptions do you?

    Chavez is a dictator wannabe. Someone..a media outlet, disagrees with him, poof..gone. He's nationalizing everything..why? Oh it's for the good of the people...right. OR..it's because he's taking control out of the peoples' hands.

    But hey..I live in a black and white world where I believe power shouldn't be taken by one man. I guess that makes me a dumbass American. A democratic representative republic vs a dictator. Gosh..how simple of me.
  • Kann
    Kann Posts: 1,146
    Drew263 wrote:
    wow..make many assumptions do you?

    Chavez is a dictator wannabe. Someone..a media outlet, disagrees with him, poof..gone. He's nationalizing everything..why? Oh it's for the good of the people...right. OR..it's because he's taking control out of the peoples' hands.

    But hey..I live in a black and white world where I believe power shouldn't be taken by one man. I guess that makes me a dumbass American. A democratic representative republic vs a dictator. Gosh..how simple of me.

    you would like to live in a black and white world where your system is good and other systems are bad, that makes you a dumbass. There are american dumbasses, european dumbasses, asian dumbasses, oceanian dumbasses and african dumbasses. But then again I do make assumptions.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=45&ItemID=12900
  • Drew263
    Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    Kann wrote:
    you would like to live in a black and white world where your system is good and other systems are bad, that makes you a dumbass. There are american dumbasses, european dumbasses, asian dumbasses, oceanian dumbasses and african dumbasses. But then again I do make assumptions.

    how in the fuck do you know what world I would like to live in? You think I want a black and white world b/c I criticize someone who stomps out free speech and/or political dissent?

    Pretty sure the only dumbass in this thread is you, if you found my criticism of Hugo Chavez to mean I want a black and white world. Or is it that you wanted to insult an American and just couldn't help yourself? B/c, I don't see where I said anything about France or any European nation.

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