Prophetic


Once again, F.A. Hayek has been shown to be a 20th century prophet. His argument that Socialism must lead to totalitarianism has been shown to be true time and again. The latest instance involved Hugo Chavez. First he returned oil to state control, then he received broad powers from Venezuelan Assembly, which made him virtual emperor, and now he is shutting down opposition TV stations . Next, you can expect the disappearance of opposition leaders, followed by the suppression of religion.

What a great place to live that will be. I can't wait for Danny Glover and Michael Moore to move in down there. Of course, they'll be connected, so as is the case in all totalitarian regimes, they will have nothing to worry about. At least until they say something wrong.

My favorite quote from Moore:

On a recent appearance that I made on MSNBC's Hardball which was being guest hosted by Norah O' Donnell, she introduced me as someone who has been photographed with "dictator" Hugo Chavez. After the introduction and in a very short subsequent break, I looked at her and said: "You know President Chavez is not a dictator. He has been democratically elected to his office 8 times."

To which she replied: "We had a big discussion about that and we decided that he ruled like a dictator." That statement really shocked, yet irritated me, because I can't believe that MSNBC and Norah O'Donnell would perpetuate the myth that President Chavez is a dictator and mislead and misinform their viewers, because contrary to facts, they "decided that he ruled like a dictator."

No, he doesn't rule at all like a dictator.

Posted: Wednesday - May 30, 2007 at 12:47 PM          

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