The topic of today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern,
Hugo Chavez, who has been in power since 1999, is blaming “criminal capitalism” for the massive flooding in Venezuela. Meanwhile, he’s drawing a new geography of power.
At Q&O,
You may be wondering why this sort of stupidity is even worth mentioning. It is worth mentioning because it is a sterling example of the nonsense that has been precipitated by AGW scaremongering that I discuss below. This is a dictator’s excuse, however absurd it sounds, for his regime’s inability to control the flooding in his country.
“The world’s powerful economies insist on a destructive way of life,” he said on Sunday. “And then refuse to take any responsibility.”
I’m sure it doesn’t take much imagination to figure out what taking “responsibility” would mean. In the past this would be viewed as another in a long line of failed socialist dictators who, because of their crippling of their country’s economy, have rendered unable to cope with natural disasters. But with the convenient excuse of AGW to pin the blame on, and by extension the richer nations, shifting the blame is a natural.
Any bets as to whether this will be a topic in Cancun?
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The Carnival of Latin America will be posted later today.
