Cowboy Confessional

One can hardly blame the people of Venezuela for being confused on matters political and realpolitik parlance. After all, they have had 26 different constitutions in their history, which averages a new constitution every 7-8 years. That’s enough to make Karl Marx’s head implode.

The collective inanity of Venezuela’s decision today to legislate a garrison state is amplified by the bizarre chatter from their front line. To wit:

• * Their National Assembly President and Chief Moron said “Long live the sovereign people! … Long live socialism!” The indisputable notion that socialism is contradictory to individual sovereignty demonstrates the failing of the Venezuelan education system (or perhaps its success) in that a grown adult would utter such nonsense.
• * Placards in the square read “Socialism is democracy”. Certainly a democracy can enact socialism (which shows the complete depravity that is democracy), but socialism is not inherently democratic. Ask anyone buried in a Soviet gulag.
• * The Vice Moron, Jorge Rodriguez, was nearly accurate in stating “We want to impose the dictatorship of a true democracy.” Given that “democracy” is frothy talk for organized mob rule, complete with requisite tyranny of the majority, then this particularly dim bulb was half right.

There is hope, however small it may be. Luis Gonzalez, a humble high school teacher said “We’re headed toward a dictatorship, disguised as a democracy.” If past socialist dictatorships provide insight into future ones, we can expect Gonzalez to conveniently disappear any day now.

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