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Chavez Makes Educators Teach Social Ideology
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by urbano411 | September 17, 2007 at 11:45 am
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Slowly it appears that freedoms are eroding, and choices only belong to the government. Chavez moves to create a curriculum of critical thinking, however, those critical of Chavez are told not to think!
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to close or take over any private school that refuses to submit to the oversight of his socialist government as it develops a new curriculum and textbooks."Society cannot allow the private sector to do whatever it wants," said Chavez, speaking on the first day of classes.
All schools, public and private, must admit state inspectors and submit to the government's new educational system, or be closed and nationalized, with the state taking responsibility for the education of their children, Chavez said.
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at 11:57 on September 17th, 2007
urbano411, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:20 on September 17th, 2007
urbano411, MiamiHerald shows its narrow view again. Overwhelmed by its anti Cuban government stand, it now takes on the Venezuelan education system. It is true that any country would not allow any school to teach an unofficial curriculum. In the past, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Venezuela confronted extreme rights attempts to teach its own curricula with fascist contents taught by the American Society for the Defence of Tradition, Family and Property. Therefore, Venezuelan government had to expel them out of the country. On another occasion, the government had to prohibit American Christian teachings in southern Venezuela as its aboriginal population was taught English and no Spanish at all. Our current education curriculum is the result of a democratically elected government. However, Miami Herald article does not mention this rather strong evidence of democratic practice in an open society. Whether this society decides to lean towards socialism – as other Europeans countries did – is a matter of people’s choice, not a corporative decision.
at 13:32 on September 17th, 2007
I find it odd Rahul that Americans and other capitalistic nations find it quite acceptable to support, even finacially, a socialist state like Israel while slamming such socio-political alternatives as entirely "unworkable". Western capitalists appear to do quite well in Israel as well as they do in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba, yet, they do not control the governments or the societies in these situations. No one seems to complain except the U.S. which has openly stated historically that it deems all of Latin America to be within it political sphere in influence and therefore subject to its direct or indirect control. Even CIA admits that the Cuban government could not survive unless the majority of the population to a large degree approved of the government even though they disapprove of the loss of certain civil liberties and theh decline of living conditions due to political and economic pressures imposed by the U.S.
at 16:02 on September 17th, 2007
some think that not having "certain civil liberties" is alright for Cubans. Cubans who would die in the streets like dogs if they questioned their Government. Cubans who die by the thousands a year trying to escape that Island prison. These same people didn' want to play Sun City. they talk a good game of jiberish
"socio-political alternatives" and 'Social justice" typical Marxist tripe. Not knowing anythig about Cubans and the fact that Castro isolated himself from the USA and the failure of Communism is a fact of life. But they hang on to that Stalinist dream. Sad.
at 17:31 on September 17th, 2007
Anyone who truly believes social justice is tripe has no business in the United States. That was the whole moral point of the colonialist revolution from the British crown and according to the Bush administration, among their list of goals for Iraq and Afghanistan. Or so says the Bush administration.
at 18:23 on September 17th, 2007
Great I will leave the U.S. and maybe find the real definition of social justice in maybe........... Cuba.
Since some are so fond of the system there it is wonder they aren't claming to get in into Cuba. Oh that's right it works only for Cubans.
at 13:07 on September 17th, 2007
Rahul you can have Chavez and Good Luck. We will see how much longer you will use the term democratic. I am a strong believer that people deserve the leaders they want, so if you think socialism is where your country should lean towards i say good for you. But beware that communism isn't your final destination and then Venezuela can join Cuba in paradise.
at 16:12 on September 17th, 2007
rahul glad to see your back. I'm glad this discussion has held itself to a real conversation. I think Gmony has really looked at this from a point of view that required some self discipline. But since Chavez is seemingly so close to Castro and his philosophy, are there any concerns in Venezuela regarding a future as a communist nation? If any country in Latin America could possibly carry out Socialism in its most functional form it would be Venezuela. It is a country of great thinkers in many disciplines. But the life in Venezuela is a strong functional progressive and creative existence. Cuba fails miserably in it's comparison to Venezuela's as a Metropolitan center. Will Venezuelans permit someone to lead them into a communist situation or are there really no concerns with that being a possibility?
I do agree that the Miami Herald has its leanings regarding any coverage of the region particularly with regards to Venezuela.
at 19:25 on September 17th, 2007
Correct if I'm reading what you wrote wrong but do you really think that socialism/communism is a plausible economic system? I think Russia had many extremely smart people and its economy was in a shambles for years. The problem with implementing socialism is not a lack of brainpower it is a lack of free markets.