{"id":2905,"date":"2012-09-01T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T15:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2012-09-01T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T15:52:59","slug":"hugo-chavez-a-man-of-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/09\/hugo-chavez-a-man-of-our-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Chavez (a man of our time) Simon Cunich&#8217;s documentary film Growing Change: A Journey Inside Venezuela&#8217;s Food Revolution investigates our current food system as he tries to understand why hundreds of millions of people go hungry each day.  Is it true that there&#8217;s simply not enough to go around? And as the world faces an increasing number of environmental challenges, how will we feed a global population of more than seven billion people?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuela<br \/>\nhad gone through its transition<br \/>\nFrom a major oil producer that allowed<br \/>\nits agricultural systems to go haywire<br \/>\nthe people in the fields it seems had bowed<br \/>\nto the corporates, who owned the land<br \/>\nand left it<br \/>\nwho&#8217;d flog their poor grandmother<br \/>\nif they thought<br \/>\nthere was money in the deal<br \/>\nand the oil did so appeal<br \/>\nAmerica and its yes men leaders caught<\/p>\n<p>By 1989 all those food shortages<br \/>\nrising prices, so the army came<br \/>\n3000 or so people were killed outright<br \/>\non the streets<br \/>\nHugo Chavez rose to power and with his fame<br \/>\nthis guy wanted Social change, the people<br \/>\nwere his goal<br \/>\nhe wanted them to profit<br \/>\nthey were his life and soul<\/p>\n<p>Oil revenues he aimed them at the people<br \/>\nin the sense for Social projects, He<br \/>\nrather than see foreign corporations<br \/>\nand corrupt politicians tragically<br \/>\nin effect his countries wealth<br \/>\nusurped by monsters, he<br \/>\nchanged all that<br \/>\nand brought back peoples land<br \/>\nwhere it should be<br \/>\nCommunes, organic farmers<br \/>\nrevolution that all could<br \/>\nunderstand<br \/>\nand realise<br \/>\nit was now for the Nation&#8217;s good<\/p>\n<p>The Yanks and corrupt forces<br \/>\ntried to oust him<br \/>\nBut the people wanted<br \/>\nnone of it and so<br \/>\nThey have free education<br \/>\nand a National Health<br \/>\nfree at the point of use<br \/>\nas well we know<br \/>\nThe land is once again<br \/>\nshare owned by farmers<br \/>\nPeasant farmers work<br \/>\nto and do feed<br \/>\nmunicipal land is<br \/>\nutilized in cities<br \/>\npeople are working hard<br \/>\nand they succeed<br \/>\nonce again, they are<br \/>\nnow self sufficient<br \/>\nthe Government invests<br \/>\nand see&#8217;s to it<br \/>\nLa Via Compensina and<br \/>\nother peoples groups<br \/>\nassociations<br \/>\non which people sit<\/p>\n<p>with this set up the people<br \/>\nhave their faith back<br \/>\nFair Trade and organics<br \/>\nsets the scene<br \/>\nThe agricultural giants<br \/>\nwith the GM<br \/>\nagro business are not welcome<br \/>\nand the land has become green<br \/>\na chains of governments subsidised<br \/>\nGrocers flourishes<br \/>\nAt about 40% less for the poor<br \/>\nEverybody works hard for everybody else<br \/>\nthe large scale corporate<br \/>\nnonsense all abhor<\/p>\n<p>hopefully in time one hopes<br \/>\nthe so called West<br \/>\nwill see sense and reclaim their rights<br \/>\nmaybe<br \/>\nThe tsunami flow in Britain and in Europe and all<br \/>\nacross America<br \/>\nhopefully<br \/>\na Chavez, there will show<\/p>\n<p>Because this vile sick corporate<br \/>\nworld that steals the profits<br \/>\nfor itself the so called elite rich 1%<br \/>\nwho rise above the people<br \/>\nbelieving themselves to be<br \/>\na new world order<br \/>\nhonestly whose content?<br \/>\nthey have  to be got rid of and it done rapidly<br \/>\nWhat Cuba and now Venezuela<br \/>\nhave managed it appears<br \/>\nthey have bucked the trend<br \/>\nstopped the gap<br \/>\nand  engaged their people&#8217;s fears<br \/>\nof serfdom that loomed large<br \/>\nand saw so  many lose their way<br \/>\nhave replaced the industrial Giants<br \/>\nwhich had led to true decay<br \/>\nThough poor,they have their voices<br \/>\nthey work hard for the State<br \/>\nall feel they are useful<br \/>\nand the countries doing great<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps this example a revolution which brought about a sea change in how the people feel about their lives within a country when they are allowed to be in the driving seat agin <a 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