Chávez Just Can’t Get Enough

From an article in the Winston-Salem Journal:

”President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that Venezuelan voters should have the chance to decide whether he should govern the country for the next 25 years.

Speaking at a stadium packed with supporters in central Lara state, Chavez said that he would hold a referendum to put the question of his remaining in office to Venezuelans if the opposition pulls out of coming presidential elections.

’I am going to ask you, all the people, if you agree with Chavez being president until 2031,’ he said.

It was not clear whether Chavez was talking about holding a legally binding vote to eliminate term limits or proposing a plebiscite.

Chavez said Friday that he said he might seek ’indefinite’ re-election through a referendum if the opposition boycotts the presidential vote.”

It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between new and old socialism. Not only is the communist rulers’ Marxist rhetoric the same, but so are their self-absorption and fetish for power. Venezuela is slowly heading towards dictatorship.