- 12 Dec 2017 16:29
#14870325
That he is confusing "Venezuelan government spin" for "the real truth".
The rule the tweet cites came from the "National Constituent Assembly", which was set up earlier this year to draft a new constitution and is nothing more than a rubber stamp for whatever Maduro feels like doing. It was set up despite opposition from 80% of the public (doubtless they are all paid American fascist stooges, or something), and the election that created it had a stellar turnout somewhere between 11 and 22%. Naturally, the opposition boycotted it because it was a transparent sham, and it ended up with 545 members all from the same party. They then conveniently created the rule that boycotting one election bars you from contesting them in the future.
And, as I said, our magic-card-game-playing friend on Twitter has swallowed the Venezuelan government's explanation hook, line and sinker - hence the PR comment.
Feel free to agree with Maduro turning Venezuela into a one-party state if you like, but don't pretend that he's really running an exemplary democratic paradise. It's crank-level dishonesty.
The rule the tweet cites came from the "National Constituent Assembly", which was set up earlier this year to draft a new constitution and is nothing more than a rubber stamp for whatever Maduro feels like doing. It was set up despite opposition from 80% of the public (doubtless they are all paid American fascist stooges, or something), and the election that created it had a stellar turnout somewhere between 11 and 22%. Naturally, the opposition boycotted it because it was a transparent sham, and it ended up with 545 members all from the same party. They then conveniently created the rule that boycotting one election bars you from contesting them in the future.
And, as I said, our magic-card-game-playing friend on Twitter has swallowed the Venezuelan government's explanation hook, line and sinker - hence the PR comment.
Feel free to agree with Maduro turning Venezuela into a one-party state if you like, but don't pretend that he's really running an exemplary democratic paradise. It's crank-level dishonesty.
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