Not being fixated on events in South America, I was a bit surprised to read this in the paper:
"As of today, I want the National Guard to stop the beer trucks and take them to the nearest command post. No more trucks," he said in a televised speech. Chavez was speaking before participants in a state program aimed at helping alcoholics, the homeless and street children. The crowd had cheered him enthusiastically earlier in his speech, but his beer decree was met with a lukewarm response and scattered applause.But apparently Hugo's concern is that wanton distribution of the sort that would never be allowed in the United States or Canada is a cause of social decay just as anyone in the United States or Canada might think. In this sense it is nothing more than the lessons to be learned from Gin Lane.
Comments
Smoove D - October 15, 2006 4:56 PM
Sounds like Mr. Chavez is about to have a very drunk national gaurd on his hands. Personally, I think idiot dictators contribute far more to social decay than beer.
Alan - October 15, 2006 7:04 PM
Excellent observation. It is important to note that Mr. Kim of North Korea is not a particular fan of ales and lagers if the new blockades are to be believed.