Bolivia on the Brink of Civil War

Ahh, you have to admire those South American communist countries- they really are committed to creating a socialist utopia, even if they have to drive their own people into utter poverty and murder many. There is of course Hugo Chavez, who of course just just expelled human rights groups from Venezuela because they were documenting his human rights abuses.

So so everyone is clear, Chavez's political program is nationalized oil companies, nationalized healthcare, dramatic increases in state workers, more support for housing for everyone, increased taxes on large corporations, increased taxes on rich individuals, opposition to privatization in education, opposition to privatization in social security, an emphasis on multiculturalism, an emphasis on diplomacy with everyone in international affairs, anti-poverty efforts, anti-free trade, more support for labor unions, and friendliness towards the media. Got these off of wikipedia.

Incidentally, compare these goals to Obama's goals as President. I'm not going to say now that Obama is going to be like Chavez, but compare the two, and tell me what you think. Huh. The blueprint to change looks like it has already been implemented in several nations, and I agree- it definitely is a change!

Anyways, the whole point of this post was actually to point out that some in Bolivia has bought the poop Chavez was selling, and now their country is on the brink of a civil war. Guess that's not as interesting as what I already posted.