Chávez and Bush

President Chávez from Venezuela has gotten into some heated confrontations with George W. Bush. At the UN he even said that President Bush is the devil, that he could smell sulfur on the podium, when he spoke there a little after Bush did. Those are not words of peace, nor diplomatic, it seems that the US and Venezuela are in one of the lowest points in their bilateral relationship.

I write here some thoughts about these two men.

Bush was elected both times with a very slight majority, it is even arguable that he stole both, or at least one of these elections. Chávez tried to seize power with a coup d'état, but failed. He comes from the military, even though he is from the working class, he decided that the military was the only way to get power in Venezuela, and he was able to go up in the Venezuelan army.

Now both men are very much in power in their respective countries and they do not have the same political agenda.

Chávez wants to change Venezuela's Constitution to remain in power for a longer time, like Fidel Castro in Cuba, or Porfirio Díaz in México.

The political agenda of Chávez is good for the working class, but the way he wants to achieve it is not democratic. Eight years is enough for any man to state his vision for his country and then he should move out so others have a chance to keep the movement going.