What is with Pat Robertson?

I am back. I have only one question to ask today, what the fuck is with Pat Robertson? For those of you who do not know he is a tele-evangelist (the 700 Club) who basically stated that the US should kill Hugo Chavez, the leader of Venezuela. I am no fan of Chavez, but where does a religious man call for the killing of another human being, who in no way is a direct threat to him? I am being to wonder about things now.

I have no problem with religion, but what is with the "certainty" of the Evangelicals? Here, we have Pat Robertson advocating the cold blooded killing of a man because of his politics. I am thinking that if I do not like your ideals or beliefs then you are subject to death. I guess that works as a way of quieting dissent. Unfortunately, it really destroys learning as well. It is as if Pat Robertson, and those like him, believe that they know all that there is to know. Yet, it does not come across by their words and deeds, which would refute the very notion of their own enlightenment. It is scary.

Besides, Chavez is harmless and a bit of a left wing moron. He is cozying up to Castro and just loves to ratchet up the Anti-American rhetoric. He is a modern day Che Guevarra. That is great because we all know what happened to Guevarra. Besides, as he cozies up to Castro and talks of the "people", all one has to do is look at Cuba's people to see how Communism/Socialism has helped them. They are all better off since Castro took power in '59. Undoubtedly some are better off, but the majority are dirt poor and even worse off since their Soviet benefactors disintegrated in the early 90s.

Capitalism is messy and ugly. Unfortunately, it is the best system we have. I did sort of paraphrase Churchill's position on Democracy, but it is true. Socialism does not work well, just look at the Socialist Democracies. They lose rich tax payers and over burden their workers with taxes leading to inefficient and relatively unproductive economies. It is like a giant Ponzi scheme that will have to reckoned with at some point. Communism is even worse. I mean, Marx was an idiot. He formulated a utopic (?) system of human interaction and social organization that factored out humanity and psychology. Surprise! It does not work. He had the transition from capitalism to dictatorship of the proletariat to worker's paradise. The problem is that what, beyond some sort of ideological purity, would be the impetus for those leading the dictatorship of the proletariat to give up power? There is none, as they were able to feather their own nest and "pay" for their own protection. That was the USSR in a nutshell. And we know what happened to them (Thank You, Ronald Reagan).

Again, I ask Pat Robertson, what is the harm with Chavez? History's lessons are writ large for all to see. He is selling snake oil and will found out for what he is, no substance and not much style. Pat, what is your excuse? Ciao.