Sure, Chavez sucks, but I feel Venezuela is fucked either way. The alternative to him is probably some elite stiff who spends most of his time in Miami and is only nominally Venezuelan, and someone who could give a fuck about the majority of Venezuelans for whom government is crucial. That's how it's always been. This is still one of the most unequal countries on the planet, and it got that way well before Chavez.
Though this doc is a bit dated and probably not as useful as it once was, it gives you a bit of insight into some of the issues plaguing Venezuela.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...9629840148 (War on Democracy by John Pfilger).
Or you could check out the more recent South of the Border by Oliver Stone but you know where that's headed....
http://video.tvguide.com/South+of+the+Bo...er/8205557
Though this doc is a bit dated and probably not as useful as it once was, it gives you a bit of insight into some of the issues plaguing Venezuela.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...9629840148 (War on Democracy by John Pfilger).
Or you could check out the more recent South of the Border by Oliver Stone but you know where that's headed....
http://video.tvguide.com/South+of+the+Bo...er/8205557