No big fan of Chavez, but it’s unrestrained robber baron capitalism that makes people like Chavez and Castro necessary. When all the money goes to the top 1% year after year, eventually the poor have nothing to lose. Health care in the slums of Caracas is something that Venezuela could always have afforded, and Chavez was the first leader to actually do something about it. He was hugely popular, and would have continued winning the majority for a lot longer if he’d lasted.
No big fan of Chavez, but it’s unrestrained robber baron capitalism that makes people like Chavez and Castro necessary. When all the money goes to the top 1% year after year, eventually the poor have nothing to lose. Health care in the slums of Caracas is something that Venezuela could always have afforded, and Chavez was the first leader to actually do something about it. He was hugely popular, and would have continued winning the majority for a lot longer if he’d lasted.