The Red Gorilla and Christopher Columbus

Chavez, Venezuela´s Red Gorilla, has decreed that Christopher Columbus was guilty of genocide and has ordered any statue dedicated to him, to be removed from public places.

It is typical of people who ignore their past and history, to invent categories and live according to their inventions and imaginations. Venezuela, and its President, are a product of their ancestors, which by the way, are only in a small part of Spanish origin. Their country was ignored in Imperial Spain as a worthless territory ( Oil was not apart of the equation then), and the only people who could travel and settle their were those who were not allowed elsewhere in the South American colonies. That is mainly outcasts and thiefs, prostitutes and murderers who escaped from justice and arrived to a remote area with no known riches at the time.

In any case, Mr Chavez, you have been independent for 200 years. If, in that time, you feel that not enough has been done for the indigenous peoples of the continent, I suggest you look for responsabilities at home. In those 200 years your people certainly have done very many wrong things. I myself cannot think of any good deed though...

Your ancestors ( if you know who they were that is) were the ones who emigrated to that small piece of the Empire, not mine. My family stayed back home and later had the good taste of moving to the US instead of into your mosquito ( the best of the land mind you) infested territory full of the most presumptous and unbearable people on earth. Like you, sir ( in low case, yes).

Mr. Chavez, you may be able to destroy statues of Columbus, but when you are long gone down the drains of History, good ol´ Cristoforo will still be remembered for what he did for the world, including laying the conditions for someone like you to enjoy brief notoriety for all the wrong reasons.

And Hugo Chavez got his way!

Hugo Chavez finally managed to impose his will on the people of Venezuela. He tried once in December 2007 and was beaten. It actually took a firm stand by the Military to get him to acknowledge he had lost the referendum. 

So what he did was start to prepare the next one. This time round he got his way. He will be able to stand for re-election for as long as he wishes. And he will win. I was in Venezuela when he won the first election in 1998. Ever since he has followed the same route as most demo-dictators. He has called for a ballot every odd year he has been in power. For one reason or another. He is permanently in campaign.

He makes believe he is a democrat. My foot! He uses and abuses all the powers and monies of Venezuela in his personal favour. He has “invested” in the people of Venezuela more than the total debt of Latin America and Africa added together. Has the situation of his people changed? Not really. It is true than some people now have access to health treatment and education, if the system he has implemented can be called education and health care.

But the majority of Venezuelans are nevertheless happy. He provides beer ( Polarcita), entertainment in the form of baseball, and doesn’t expect them to work for a living. What more could the people hope for? It is usually an accepted fact that countries have the leaders they deserve. 

I will go one step further. I think countries, if given the choice, usually elect leaders who are exactly like themselves! Hugo Chavez is not a democrat, he is not a serious leader, he is not even funny or amusing: exactly like the majority of Venezuelans!