Hugo Chavez Quotes
I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism.
Chávez, Hugo. "Speech at the World Social Forum." Caracas, Venezuela, 27 Jan. 2006.
The king had his first meeting with the new Prime Minister:
The revolutionists had just captured the Winter Palace: Vladimir Lenin
Most people who call modern politicians socialists are not only wrong about the politicians political views but have very little understanding of socialism itself and what it advocates and stood for.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 This is a classic example of a twisted logic what was used for many years in the 20th century Red Scare in America. The International Communist Party was critical of the United States legal racial segregation as it was one of the great weaknesses of U. S. Capitalism for most people in the world. The American Communist party also echoed the party line. Almost all socialist organizations supported the Civil Rights Bill as well. Therefore argued Russell and most Southerners, it should be opposed as a Communist effort to weaken America. What they did not mention was that the majority of Democrats and Republicans supported the bill. That the vast majority of all the American churches and other religious organizations supported the bill, that Business groups all across the country wanted legal segregation ended. The only reason there was a long debate is that the Southerners used the filibuster where a small minority could block Senate legislation. But the American majority was so great for civil rights that the filibuster was defeated and the law passed which changed America forever.
This was a fascinating definition of socialism in that it was not an absolute definition. It was to the ediors simply and improvement over the status quo in certain areas. Also, unlike Communism, democracy is a required element of Socialism.
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in April 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until 2012.
