I have recently been asked a question regarding Hugo Chavez - the Venezuelan President. Being a lay guy and an Aussie puts me at a disadvantage to knowing what’s the gist on this guy. What happens in Venezuela has little bearing on my life in Melbourne, Australia.
But because I was asked by a friend as to what I think on this matter, I did some research and found this very interesting movie on YouTube named ‘The War On Democracy”. It’s done by John Pilger - a fellow Aussie who deserted his fellow Aussie and became a Pom.
I honestly don’t know much about Pilger and have no idea about his views or political leanings. Leanings to me are vitally important whenever whenever I research cause they expose the motives behind what is said.
Too many times people consume information without giving thought to the leanings of the information giver. Fox News is an obvious example. “We report. You decide” is their catch cry. What crap! It should say, “we report from a right wing, conservative perspective and we shoot down any dissent from our view and we belittle those opposing our view and then we brainwash - and then you are left to decide what we have carefully crafted for you to decide.” And to think that a fellow Aussie, Mr Rupert Murdoch runs this station is a disgrace. No wonder his son deserted him to live a normal life.
Now I am a Christian. Right wing or left wing? I don’t know. I’m not a bird. I like truth instead. John Pilger’s documentary can be viewed below. Click here to view his entry on Wikipedia. Click here for a Google search on the guy. You do the research. You decide. Be informed instead of relying on the media.
As to his credentials, here they are…
“John Pilger has been a war correspondent, film-maker and author, and has twice won British journalism’s highest award, that of Journalist of the Year. He has also been named International Reporter of the Year, and won the United Nations Association Peace Prize and Gold Medal. For his broadcasting, he has won France’s Reporter Sans Frontieres, and television academy awards in the United States and Britain. He holds the prestigous Sophie Award for “thirty years of exposing deception and improving human rights”.
Now that’s pretty impressive. So when a guy like this releases a major documentary, I sit up and take notice as it often paints a picture way different to what the media paints.
As I write this, I’ve only seen 3 out of 10 parts to his documentary below. It’s obvious that Pilger is pro Chavez. He is hinting of a President so popular in Venezuela - at least with the vast majority of poor citizens who now have a chance of a better life.
His detractors are the middle to high end Venezuelans whose high standard of living is threatened by the policies of Chavez. You see Chavez wants to use the money made in oil to help lift the poor out of poverty. The rich of Venezuela see this as a threat and therefore plot against the President using the media.
To you in the US who see Chavez as a criminal, I need to ask you if you have swallowed the propaganda pill of deceit. You see, Venezuela is the third largest oil importer into the US. Chavez’ policies threaten the cheap import of oil into your country.
Washington hates this.
The US is the largest consumer of oil in the world. A cheap, steady flow of oil into your country is vital to your economy more than any other country in the world. It dictates your foreign policy and moulds your perception as to who are the good guys in the world and who are the bad.
Chavez, because he cares for the poor in his country (cause he was once one of them) is now a “terrorist” building up the next Cuba. Character assignation and mass propaganda is making him look like the new Castro.
This is what Pilger claims in his movie. Like I said, I don’t know much about this topic. I don’t know much about Pilger. What I do know is that God help anyone who stands in the way of American interest.
You watch. You research. You decide.
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela , Cuba, Castro, Oil, Propaganda
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