March 13, 2013

The Idiotic Cult of Hugo Chavez

Bernard Henri-Levy, The Daily Beast

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Leaving aside his anti-Semitism and his dictator allies, why would the left celebrate a man who repressed his people and wrecked the economy? It’s an insult to Venezuelans.

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