But in order to understand where we go from here, we just need to look at history. Hugo Chavez might have been elected democratically, but he never intended to govern that way. He [Hugo Chavez] built a socialist dictatorship by hollowing out all of the democratic institutions, the constitution, the electoral system and the courts. He made civil society in the business sector bend to his will or face elimination. He nationalized entire sectors of the economy and used them to pay off his cronies. (07:20–07:35)
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Asserts that Hugo Chavez established a socialist dictatorship by undermining democratic institutions.
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