Chavez's Regime

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This paper is a political study that analyzes the fascist tendencies of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, within the context of his leadership in radical South American politics. The author explains that by examining his role through a fascist perspective, one can realize the growing animosity toward capitalism and the rise of a extremist socialist government that is becoming increasingly dictatorial, rather than democratically implemented in the Venezuelan government.

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"Often, the conflict of economics is the main reason why Chavez creates so much animosity in his foreign policy, since he is seeking to radically separate foreign dominance over monetary profits made by colonial European and North American companies. The pro-Chavez supporters often cite the massive influence that the United States and the European nations wield over the banking and oil institutions that dominate the country. Currently, these foreign companies have a free reign to take many of the natural resources from the Venezuelan's, and do not contribute to the well being of the majority of peoples that must collect and distribute these resources outside of their own country. This issue has created a government that is controlled through the economic power of the American banks that continue to limit the social and governmental autonomy of Venezuela by controlling monetary value, as well as having massive lending power through loans to dictate the course of governmental policy. In this manner, pro-Chavez supporters often see a leader that is seeking to stop this type of economic imperialism through socialist values that will re-distribute the wealth of these international companies for the greater good of his people. Within Venezuela certain citizens feel that he is working for their best interests, which has not always been the case through the foreign imperialism of governments past:"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dangl, Benjamin. "It's Still Chavez's Venezuela." 2005. Alternet.com. 8 May, 2007. <http://www.alternet.org/rights/21982/>
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