roachboy

i dont see what information this thread is based on: a factoid at the outset about asylum-seekers--that's it. chavez has been consistently opposed by various elite factions in venezuela--perhaps it is they who are leaving. qnd it does not follow--from any logic that i know of--that members of an economic elite are necessarily the "best and brightest" at anything. but to go further here, youd have to know something more specific about the nature of the venezuelan conservative opposition and its social origins. talking in vague terms about the movement of representatives of vague categories is a waste of time.

you should gather more information, ace.
check out the film "the revolution will not be televised" for starters.
it's eye-opening, and does not lead you to any particular sentiment about chavez: but it DOES give you a pretty good glimpse into this conservative elite, who they are, what they control and what they have been doing (and apparently are willing to do)--it also gives you information about the type of political organization that chavez comes from. all of this would matter if you want an actual discussion.

as it stands, i dont see the basis for a conversation about chavez here.
an alternative would be to introduce more information about venezuela into the thread, expand the data field and go from there.
i dont really have time to do it, but if someone else does, then by all means go for it
(not meaning to hijack your thread, ace, but it'd make it easier to have the conversation you seem to want to have that way...)

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