We must do more. 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 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. (07:17–07:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that Hugo Chavez did not intend to govern democratically despite being elected.
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