Hugo Chavez has died

[Gustaf]

I didn't check more than the last 2 pages, but I hope someone has pointed out that given the oil prices trend over the last decade it's hard to fail as the leader of an oil producing country. That Venezuela hasn't done better is telling.

I also still find it amusing that the Chavez model of left-wing policy can still be so popular given how both theory and practice has shown rather consistently that it doesn't work, especially not in the long term, to achieve any of its supposed goals.

The guy sucked and it was an embarrassing mistake by the international left to ever support him. Get over it and find a better role model, people. Don't continue to dig.