Comments on: No Volverán: The Venezuelan Revolution Now

By: Chrystl Zellweger

Chrystl Zellweger — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:17:00 +0000

i agree whit u, this doc is just a big propaganda,they dindt do some research on what the people against chaves were saying. i am from Venezuela lived there 13 years…my mom still lives there and the situation is not getting better! 1 year ago i was visiting my mom and you have problems to find oil,milk,sugar, also this thing whit occupy houses….electricity is gone for many hours like 2 times a week…and many many other s***!! yeahh he helps poor people but just for his own profit…how dear this people that did this doc comparing people against chaves whit NAZI Germany …WTF??? this coup i hear that was chaves himself that had planed this to see witch country’s are against him….and those country’s who were so he is no longer working whit them.

people need to go and see whit his eyes..and then they will understand.

By: arrested-development

arrested-development — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:01:00 +0000

As a result of an international food system which creates huge profits for a few while leaving millions hungry. Three US companies – Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill – control nearly 90% of the world’s grain trade. In the first quarter of 2008, at the height of a global food price crisis, Cargill’s profits were up 86%. The company is heading for its most profitable year yet. Don’t ya just love capitalism!

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:15:00 +0000

Hey James, you lost all credibility when you said Canada was a socialist country. It is not. In fact, Canada has had an ultra far right-wing extremist conservative government for the past 5 years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:56:00 +0000

Regarding propagandist James – if you want make a point please give evidence, from credible sources, all you are giving is (mis)information without any credibility, just subjective rantings. People need to search for evidence before believing anything, because every human on the planet is a lier, evidence and scientific fact are all one can trust. People should check out znet.org for credible and independent journalism.

By: iamnotgod

iamnotgod — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:04:21 +0000

Benado–you claim you lived in Venezuela for several years and conditions have not improved under Chavez. When did you leave Venezuela? Conditions may have improved (per the stats cited) since you left.

By: Templar Knight

Templar Knight — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:36:02 +0000

The worker state for worker’s does not work. If these people have been paying attention the the state of socialism over the past 150 year’s they would f@#$%^& know this. Capitalism is not bad if put in place and implemented the right way. And just for the record I’m an Socialist.

By: heylelshalem

heylelshalem — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:42:28 +0000

tomas has obviously been drinking the imperialist koolaid. im pretty sure that folks in venezuela are’nt asking for everything they want. im pretty sure they want to have a safe clean living environment..with things like electricity and running water and not having to deal with open sewage lines lol. And yes probably a living wage and health benefits and the ability to have their children go to school and get an education. But we see that if this was left to the ruling/upper class that it would go on like it has been. because obviously the old ruling class did not give a flying fuck about their people. While they horded all the wealth of the country to themselves they left their workers in the cold…

the economy in venezuela may not be perfect but at least it is moving towards being more fair and equally distributing the wealth enough so that ALL will prosper. Not the social darwinism that you capitalists like to practice.

By: Tomas

Tomas — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:51:53 +0000

This film just shows another problem that has been sweeping the world…that people are automatically entitled to everything they want and that it is the governments responsibility to do everything for them. Things are NOT better off today in Venezuela under Chavez. The economy is in shambles and any hint at a differing opinion from this want-to-be caudillo is shut down and expelled. If this model that he espouses was so popular, why is it that only poor/rogue states such as Cuba and Iran are the only types buying into it? Venezuela will suffer and continue to suffer for years to come if they do not change. Even though the state prior to Chavez was corrupt (as it most certainly is now also), the Venezuelan people have no one to blame but themselves for letting it get to that point. I do not know about you, but I would not want what I earned with my labor being taken from me and given to others who may not work nearly as hard as I do, for example. Venezuela needs to wake up and realize that pushing the US away is a major mistake. If you want a better life and a brighter future, pushing away the world’s most powerful and dynamic economy is a mistake. EVEN CUBA is reforming and liberalizing its economy. Anything to say about that Chavez?

By: James

James — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:02:51 +0000

There is nothing wrong with a socialist government with a capitalist economy, we all know that it works (Canada, Denmark, Norway). Chavez is just pursuing the extreme left with the government and one party controlling everything (more like Cuba, North Korea, Soviet Union, and China). Cuba is free from watch? Free from liberty? Yes. Have you ever asked yourself why Cubans take their chances of dying in the open sea? I would recommend informing yourself more about those governments. I am just telling you what I saw, I was a pro-Chavez student in college and my friends took me back to show me since I wouldnt believe what they told me. See to believe. Now I understand how this is joke.

By: heylel shalem

heylel shalem — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:51:52 +0000

besides we all know how much blood was spilled during the french revolution. Did’nt they use execution a lot during that one? i suppose its a grave temptation for the populace to birth their revenge fantasys in the real world i guess.

By: heylelshalem

heylelshalem — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:42:33 +0000

well what is the other option james? The poor and working people in that country were in much worse of a jam before. but i tend to think you might be an agent of the empire anyways right? why is it that imperialists are so quick to criticise third world countries that try their best to struggle outside the reach/help of the empire? because they prove that countries CAN exist outside of the net that the empire has set. it may never be perfect…hell Cuba is far from perfect but at least its free….living outside the benefits of the empire comes with certain hardships that are unavoidable….but they must be endured to allow a foothold to be made. I admit i will have to educate myself a bit more on this issue. But in all fairness I dont think that most of you that have commented on this documentary have given chavez a fair shake. It all sounds like counter propagana to me.

By: James

James — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:03:40 +0000

I am an American that recently came back from spending time with my venezuelan friends in Caracas and the rest of the country. My first trip there was in 1997 a year before the election of Chavez. 13 years later everything is worse, major cities look like war zones and the country side is nothing but political propaganda full of empty promises. I considered myself a Chavez supporter, but after seeing what is going on there I realize that I was wrong. While I was there some general openly declared that if Chavez lost the elections in 2012, the Armed Forces will not allow the opposing candidate to rule. I was speechless to see a general declaring something like that and I was sure that the guy would be demoted if anything. Boy was I wrong, the guy is getting promoted to the highest rank in the venezuelan army. Needless to say the people are speechless and cant do anything but watch. I am not the smartest man in the world, but I know that the government is a joke. A joke that finds believers with dumb movies like this one.

By: Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:32:11 +0000

Here are some things we see everyday in Venezuela: He gives handouts to the poor to keep the votes. He promises what he can deliver and then he says he never did. If you vote against him you cant get government jobs. He has nationalized over 600 companies in 10 years, must of them have gone bankrupt. Schools and government offices scream “Country, Socialism, or Death…we will win”.

We have 15 million weapons in the country with 30 million people. We average 16,000 deaths a year. He falsely accuses opposing candidates and leaves their trials TBD. He visits North Korea, Belarusia, Cuba, Russia, Iran, Siria, and Libia as often as he wants to buy weapons. He gives billions of dollars to Cuba, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, and any other country that wants to use him.

We dont have milk, eggs, butter, or beans. The subways and highways are terrible. There is ten times more corruption than before. People that protest anything get beaten and thrown in prison. Opposing parties and reporters get insulted on national television. He is always on national television. His TV budget surpasses the housing development budget. He has more Hollywood movies than Obama and Bush combined. He raises statues for fallen terrorist and drug dealers. He has former terrorist in government positions. He protects the FARC, ELN, ETA, and other terrorist groups.

He allows people to invade and keep other peoples properties. The executive, legal, judicial branch and elections organizations is ran by him. He redrew the electoral circuits so even when he got 47% of votes he ended with 90+ of 160 seats (the other side got 53%). Elections results usually take 8-12 hours to be told using his “best machines in the world”. He has Venezuelans hating venezuelans.

He brings 30K doctors from Cuba although we have thousands of unemployed doctors. Cubans, Chinese, death people, batman, robin, superman, and other fictional characters vote for him every year. Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador, and other fellow socialist are the international viewers of elections. I am sure I am missing a lot more….but i want to invite fellow venezuelans to continue.

By: heylelshalem

heylelshalem — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:06:31 +0000

I am really heartened by how the revolution is going in south america. And its a big step to even nationalize industry there. The burgeous will always try their best to retain their death grip on society. but the wealth must be shared!! wealth is generated by the labor of the people and should be equally shared by it. throughout the history of humanity it has never been this way…and the wealth has been horded and squandered by the elites. the experiment that is happening in chavez’s country is a bold one and i hope that they find all the answers to the problems that they face. it may be humanitys first truely equal society. Ironically the USA which is supposed to be the great example of capitalisms triumph is crumbling and teetering over the brink while the totalitarian china pimps us out like a cheap hooker. we have two potential futures and i do not want to see us go the way of china. venezuela is the future. and The imperialist state will go the way of the dinosaur as it deserves.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:32:08 +0000

If Oliver Stone and this movie are saying it, it must be true.

Maria, Hector, and fellow venezuelans, forgive these people as they dont know what they are talking about.