tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post624012500555670545..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Hugo Chávez and TwitterGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-47371997823354961132010-05-17T20:38:17.362-04:002010-05-17T20:38:17.362-04:00Greg, we all know that the you gain great points w...Greg, we all know that the you gain great points with the paid-for intellectuals when you spread gross exaggerations and d<br />distortions about Chavez and Venezuela.<br /><br />But don't you ever get any pangs of conscience when you engage this crap?<br /><br />Just asking, dude.<br /><br />Sure, Chavez can be spontaneous, and a bit off-the-cuff. But, at the least, he has far more authentic democratic bone fides than does the corporate, imperial system that you are in the service of.<br /><br />By the way, we all know why you never respond to anyone when you engage this disinformation (aka, propaganda)--you can't defend your shoddy behavior.<br /><br />Which makes for the feed-back loop to be broken. When you refuse to respond, people don't comment because....what's the freaking use.<br /><br />However, you are among an age-old and long-line of 'thinkers' that rent their ass out to the most powerful thugs on the block.Slave Revoltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-341705584919341032010-05-12T08:08:52.847-04:002010-05-12T08:08:52.847-04:00Gee, Greg, I was wondering how long it took hangin...Gee, Greg, I was wondering how long it took hanging around the State Department crowd before you became contaminated by the Hugo is a Dictator meme! Now we know. I guess that consulting comes at a price.<br />Seriously, do you think that the sum total of a policy decision is encompassed on Twitter? 140 Characters? Or do you actually think that someone would try to explain a policy decision on Twitter? 140 characters at a time? Come on, Doctor Weeks. Cheap shot below the belt. Come back home to Charlotte and let your head clear awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com