tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post6407324712234785855..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Last Crumbs of Venezuelan Democracy FadingGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-73876674260181122152016-10-14T11:46:10.910-04:002016-10-14T11:46:10.910-04:00At this point, I suspect few people in SA (outside...At this point, I suspect few people in SA (outside of Chile) cares about democratic norms, and only grudgingly mouth the civic rituals involved out of some slight fealty to history. <br /><br />I mean, I'm still in shock over the Brazil amendment thing. Put together with Uribe's game, and generally? It's hard for me to conclude that democracy is capable anymore of softening naked power moves, much less precluding or altering the actions.shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.com