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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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13 Aug 2004 03:44:59 AM |
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OT: Selma James |
An antidote for apathy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1282133,00.html
Venezuela's president has achieved a level of grassroots participation
our politicians can only dream of
Selma James
Friday August 13, 2004
The Guardian
Increasing numbers of people, especially the young, seem disconnected
from an electoral process which, they feel, does not represent them.
This is part of a general cynicism about every aspect of public life.
Venezuela has many problems, but this is not one of them. Its big
trouble - but also its great possibility - is that it has oil; it is
the fifth largest exporter. The US depends on it and thus wants
control over it. But the Venezuelan government needs the oil revenue,
which US multinationals (among others) siphoned off for decades, for
its efforts to abolish poverty. Hugo Chávez was elected to do just
that in 1998, despite almost all of the media campaigning against him.
Selma James
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Venezuelan Venezuelans Venezuela
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Hugo Chavez
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