Thread: CITGO BUYCOTT!!

Originally Posted by Judy

Instead of using government to help the rich and the corporate, as Bush does, Chavez is using the resources and oil revenue of his government to help the poor in Venezuela. A country with so much oil wealth shouldn't have 60 percent of its people living in poverty, earning less than $2 per day. With a mass movement behind him, Chavez is confronting poverty in Venezuela. That's why large majorities have consistently backed him in democratic elections. And why the Bush administration supported an attempted military coup in 2002 that sought to overthrow Chavez.

Yea, I heard somewhere about the coup as well. I wonder how many other democracies we (err, I mean, the elite) try to overthrow. I read that the Haiti overthrow of their elected leader may have been encouraged by our government. It's ironic, given all the rhetoric our leaders give to democracy.

The only criticism I've read of Chavez is that he may be a little too powerful - sort of like an elected dictator. But he sounds like a good guy as far as his inclinations toward how he uses power.

I like the idea of using the oil revenue to benefit the poor. So, I'll buy my gas at Citgo. In addition, we'd be supporting a pro-democracy, anti-FTAA government, which is good too.

"Somehow we find it hard to sell our values, namely that the rich should plunder the poor."
John Foster Dulles.
Former US Secretary of State

Lost_Mummy: LOVE YOUR NEW SIGNATURE LINE!!

Thanks, Judy!!!

Originally Posted by Judy

Lost_Mummy: LOVE YOUR NEW SIGNATURE LINE!!

I do too. We MUST START THE WORLD OVER AGAIN.

Right Sixx!!!

We can and we must, and with enough of us working together, we will!!!