(05-19-2016, 06:47 AM)Jester Wrote: I remember when the Frente Amplio was elected in Uruguay, everyone I talked to about the turn leftwards was very clear: They are taking inspiration from the Michelle Bachelet school of new Latin American socialism, not that unhinged Chavez/Kirchner stuff. Even down there, where socialism isn't a bad word, and everyone is suspicious of the Americans, nobody wanted to be associated with that disaster. And that was 6 years ago, before things got really bad.
Quote:Mujica dijo que “están todos locos en Venezuela. Se dice de todo y así no va arreglar nada”. Y de Maduro dijo que "está loco como una cabra".http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/mad...zuela.html
(My) Translation: Mujica (the former president of Uruguay -- who by the way is an incredibly cool guy whether one likes his politics or not) said "They are all crazy in Venezuela. They tell you all kinds of things and don't fix anything. And regarding Maduro, Mujica said that "he is crazy as a goat."