"Chavez's tactic is to depict himself as a victim of the United States and the entire world."?

Question

Purpose? But y?

Answer 1

My take:

My best guess is that it is because it's always worked for him in the past.  Most people in Venezuela are poor- at least by American standards.  When I went to Venezuela a few years ago, I remember that most people wanted to get ahold of American dollars, but that they couldn't.  Their Bolivar wasn't very stable, and because of the constant inflation, whatever you were paid today wouldn't be worth anything tomorrow.

That's why people wanted dollars.

So, I think their is a sort of jealousy there.

Chavez uses that to his advantage.  The reason people voted for him (when it was a democracy and votes were needed), was because he was "poor" like them.  One of the people.  

He wasn't afraid to stand up to the US and Spain and all of the capitalist, imperialistic countries, as he calls them, who have "had the blame" that Venezuela is poor like it is.

So, instead of making friends with the countries that could actually be able to help his country, he prefers to stand up to them and open his big mouth and make a fool of himself as usual.  He is putting his own needs above those of his country.  He wouldn't be able to insure himself the absolute power that he wants by being friends with the countries of the rational world.  He can only do it by going against them.  Of course his insane disrespect for all other countries and his great leaders makes the headlines.  Of course, that makes it look like he's more important than he really is.  He can make himself out to be the big hero that goes against all of the big, mean countries that have trampled Venezuela into being the poor country it is today.  That's how he keeps his support.  His personal version of Socialism isn't working to make the country better- so how do I maintain support?  Blame everyone else, and "stand up" to who I'm blaming so that it looks like I'm the big hero, the only one who wasn't afraid to stand up for good.  

The whole problem is there are people willing to believe it, and they keep supporting this irrespectful, rude, arrogant, whatever he is.  I guess it only makes sense- he controls the news in his country.  So, people will believe what they constantly hear- true or not.

I was amazed by the King of Spain.  I'm not usually a fan of the monarchy, but it was great to see that he was so annoyed by the lunatic rantings, that even the reserved king told him to shut up. ¡ Por que no te callas!

in the informal tense, I would guess because those that cannot respect, don't deserve respect themselves.

Good for him!

Answer 2

He ha no intention of "losing" this referendum. Regardless of the actual outcome I am sure after the vote he will declare that he has won in a landslide and the constitution is now changed. That of course would be a lie but it would give him a reason to put down the ensuing violence, he will of course blame it all on the US. The question then is how stupid is the rest of the world and will they believe him.

Answer 3

so he can get support from poorer nations who dont exactly like the US. he is just playing victim so he can get people to feel sorry for him.

Answer 4

That sounds right, because then the Venezuelans won't focus on his dictatorship when they vote.

Answer 5

Nah, he afraid of the US and their underhanded, covert c**p we're always trying to pull on his country and about every other country in the world. The Illuminati hate for any country not to be under their control and Chavez's county is one of them. Like Iraq and Russia and a few others who got rid of the Illuminati bankers and traitors, Chavez thinks it's just a matter of time until he is overrun by the Illuminate's US war machine.

Answer 6

Leave him alone. He's only looking for attention and wants to win another election!

Answer 7

Today it seems easy to cry for help as a victim of the US but the tactic is to transparent, communism is over and somebody acting this way is surely not a man to be honoured. I talked to a man of venezuela last week while travelling and the people over there obviously don't care at all after 25years of governments up and down, hope the world will watch at it the same way.