Question of the week
Dear Walker Community,
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, has been a controversal figure in politics within our region for more than a few years. His criticism of The United States in the media and in the UN's General Assembly paired with his threats regarding oil supply and relations with Iran have made him the focus of attention for many of our newspapers and classroom discussions. He often speaks as if on behalf of Latin America and developing nations against what he has stated as "American imperialism". This brings us to our question of the week:
Is Hugo Chavez truly the voice of Latin America or is he just the loud mouth of the neighborhood? We invite your comments and thoughts.
Dear Walker Community,
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, has been a controversal figure in politics within our region for more than a few years. His criticism of The United States in the media and in the UN's General Assembly paired with his threats regarding oil supply and relations with Iran have made him the focus of attention for many of our newspapers and classroom discussions. He often speaks as if on behalf of Latin America and developing nations against what he has stated as "American imperialism". This brings us to our question of the week:
Is Hugo Chavez truly the voice of Latin America or is he just the loud mouth of the neighborhood? We invite your comments and thoughts.
8 comments:
The response by the President of Spain says it in a nutshell as far as I'm concerned.
I do not believe he is the voice of Latin America because he makes to many comments that are unprofessional and irrelevant e.g. calling Bush "the Devil "and "a__hole".Plus, knowing that Latin America is very diverse in terms of opinions (tends to be male dominated) and religious beliefs , and cultures he is not able to represent Latin America to its best .I look at Chavez as if he were a bulldog because he will bite whoever he does not like .Chavez disrespects others and that should not be accepted in any way , and is probably not done by some Latin American Presidents such as President Uribe of Columbia .
I completely agree with Brad, Hugo Chavez is very ignorant and somewhat stupid. He is not making any allies by just completely insulting the United States, President Bush, the United States allies, and the United Nations itself. He says that the whole way the UN is run is wrong. He says that the major countries in power are controlling the whole world. Nobody is going to take his opinions seriously if all he is doing is insulting the whole world; they are just going to criticize him. In my opinion he is just trying to get the worlds attention before he goes out of power, and he doesn’t care if it is negative.
Hugo Chavez is definatly not the true voice of Latin America because he does not have all of their support. Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia all do not support Chaves' goals/views, yet he speaks for Latin America collectively.
President Chavez is not the rightful voice of Latin America. Latin America is diverse, with many nations, many people, and many cultures.
With the nations being seperate, and Chavez being the leader of one of the many nations, he does not have a legal right to be the spokesman for any nation other than his own.
Unfortunately, Chavez has come closer to becoming "The Voice of Latin America", as his confrontations with the media give him the coverage he needs to spread his views and he is tagged as a voice Latin America, due to to his power in a Latin American country.
It is unfortunate, and he will not truly be reduced to the neighborhood loudmouth until he is removed from power.
If not everyone country likes Chavez then he can no be considered the voice of Latin America. He causes to much drama to even hold a position of power. He has put Venezuela in a tight position in which innocent people can be harmed if he is not stopped. Thank god his vote for a dictatorship was denied by the people of Venezuela.
I feel that President Chavez is not the voice of Latin America because, while he insults ideas of other leaders and points out their flaws, he does nothing to suggest ways to improve the plans. He does not represent diverse Latin America as a whole, but only voices the negative thoughts felt by some. If he was the voice of Latin America, he would be proud to represent his people with dignity and respect, and would suggest ways to improve the areas of governments he felt were not up to par
I feel that President Chavez is not the voice of latin america because he does not represent his people as a whole, he merley voices the discontent of some regarding certian aspects of the government, without offering any suggestions to improve situations. If he truly wanted to be the voice of Latin America, he would hold his postion of power with dignity, and would listen to the people whom he represented. He would progressivley aproach problems, and would listen to the needs of his peers and cooperate accordingly
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