tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post5342039096015745268..comments2023-10-29T05:11:37.677-07:00Comments on Porcupine blog: Another Anarchist View of Venezuela's RCTV SituationLarry Gambonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04965037776214596919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-50742967986667132982007-06-15T12:15:00.000-07:002007-06-15T12:15:00.000-07:00I do not like Chavez goverment or revolution, as a...I do not like Chavez goverment or revolution, as an anarchist i have always believed that one has to look at the methodologies or practices a goverment uses to achive a particular goal; if you look pretty close at the methodologies used by Chavez they are pretty much the same as the president of my country, colombia, in fact the disourse is the same but with different ideology. <BR/>The most important thing in democracy is the prescence of an opposition, any person or group that does not agree has to have the chance of existing specially because it provides balance to any sistem and it does not let the accumulation of goods and power to happen, Chavez manages more than 3000 millions dolar in his pockets, besides it has one of the most powerful armies in latino america (ain't this the kind of power anarchists don't like?).<BR/>Specifically about RCTV as media, well we can't expect any media to be unbiased, they are all biased, this blog is biased, mine is, bbc is, telesur is, we cannot expect anything to tell the truth and to be neutral with news and info; and it truth, they may have made deals with the CIA but chavez did the same with the guerrillas in my country, tell me, where is the difference?<BR/>again if its the "ends" the differece then we have fallen to the classic excuse: "the end justify the means", what we do is wath it is to be seen, how we do it. if i do not agree with the president of my country (Alvaro Uribe)is because he threatens the oppositions, he uses power and agresion to achive goals, if i don't like chavez is for the same reason, i do not agree with coercitive methodologies to block oposition.<BR/>Anarchism has had a way to forgive quietly left wing attempts to achieve powers just because some sort of similar ideology gets in the way, we have to realize that the goal of anarchy is the diffusion of power so i raise some questions : ¿does Chavez has too much power? ¿what happens when any given ideology of goverment gets too much power? ¿is there any real diference between the left wing accumulation of power and right wing accumulation of power?Rhinoceruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086150806815062815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-46514792277006658722007-06-12T17:22:00.000-07:002007-06-12T17:22:00.000-07:00I'm interested in your thoughts on my proposal, La...I'm interested in your thoughts on my proposal, Larry. Hope all is well.<BR/><BR/>MUMIA 08!<BR/><BR/>Solidarity!John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515280071887632569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-58561290119584766652007-06-09T17:25:00.000-07:002007-06-09T17:25:00.000-07:00Well, Graeme, more like ONE anarchist take, since ...Well, Graeme, more like ONE anarchist take, since my anarchist view view and other Venezuelan anarchists like FEL, is different from that of El Libertario. But I thought it only fair to present both sides of the debate.Larry Gambonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965037776214596919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-69514371065808794852007-06-09T14:31:00.000-07:002007-06-09T14:31:00.000-07:00Very good Larry. I was looking for an anarchist ta...Very good Larry. I was looking for an anarchist take. Thanks!Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230080850680753260noreply@blogger.com