The Enemy of My Enemy

Greg Saunders at This Modern World chastises Cindy Sheehan for cozying up to Pres. Hugo Chavez of Venezeula as The Enemy of My Enemy…

Getting cuddly with Hugo Chavez and thanking him for "supporting life and peace"? Do you know anything about Hugo Chavez other than the fact that he hates George Bush? Here’s an eye-opener from Human Rights Watch:

Amendments to Venezuela’s Criminal Code that entered into force last week may stifle press criticism of government authorities and restrict the public’s ability to monitor government actions, Human Rights Watch said today.

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For those of you who have the knee-jerk reaction of defending anyone described as “leftist”, just because Chavez helps the poor by providing cheap petroleum, sending doctors into the barrios, and setting up a market to provide partially-subsidized food, doesn’t change the fact that he’s acting like a despot. Harassment of political opponents and the slow crawl toward a one-party state are things I hate about George W. Bush and the Republican party, so I don’t see why Chavez should get a free pass.

Here a liberal wants Pres Hugo Chaverz to obey universal principles of free speech. In the nice world view of liberals, everyone is given the same rights. What wooly-headed idealism! Do the exploiter and the exploited have the same rights? No!

What liberals forget is that all laws are oppressive! It is who is oppressed that makes a law just or not. The Sexual Assault laws oppress rapists yet the laws are just in that regard.

In the comments section of that post, the argument seems to revolve around several issues:

• Pres. Chaverz is doing good to the poor
• Pres. Chaverz faces a hostile media
• The USA is actively working to overthrow Pres. Chaverz
• Ms Sheehan discredits the Anti-War movement by this association

Being an ex-Fundie, let's see what the Bible says (Matthew 25):

³⁴ Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, ³⁶ naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?' ⁴⁰ And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Nothing about a Bill of Rights there! The Final Judgement is all about the practical things of life for the poor and oppressed.

What the liberals are blind to is the class struggle. There is a struggle for supremency between the rich and the poor. The rich are doing all in their power to stay rich. These are the mob that lie, kill and maim to get control of the Iraqi oil. Theirs is the dictatorship of the bourgeious.

It is time for the liberals to decide which side they are on. There is no middle position. There is no virtue without cost.