Who do you prefer as a leader: Ron DeSantis, or Hugo Chavez?

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Hugo Chavez drastically reduced poverty in Venezuela, and the constitution he initially passed is more favorable to third parties and political organizations outside government affiliation than what was previously the standard in the country. DeSantis is clearly more authoritarian.

:Facepalm:

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Hugo Chavez drastically reduced poverty in Venezuela, and the constitution he initially passed is more favorable to third parties and political organizations outside government affiliation than what was previously the standard in the country. DeSantis is clearly more authoritarian.

:Facepalm:

He is literally a tankie so what do you expect?

My expectations for PSOL's foreign policy/international politics views are already extremely low,. don't worry, it's just that it hits heavier when it's about a country i have a very close personal connection to. I'm not that opposed to people defending the early Chavez years (despite the blatant corruption, blooming authoritarianism and overall signs of poor government and economic management), but the latter years, which I'd say begin as early as 2006/7 with the RCTV case are like defending Lukashenko or other "managed democracy" authoritarian leaders who ended up seriously damaging their countries in every way imaginable

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Again,

A Venezuelan DeSantis would make most citizens long for even Maduro (let alone High Energy Hugo) after he murdered trans people, leftists,  and other “degenerates”, declared a military dictatorship, and enriched his friends and family at the expense of the starving masses, so yeah, hard pass in that case!

How is that worse than Maduro?