Oliver Stone's new documentary, "South of the Border," premiered at the Venice film festival on September 7. It is about the leftist revolution which is taking place in many Latin American nations, and Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez is the star of the movie. Chavez was present for the premier and walked the red carpet. Stone endorsed Chavez's socialist agenda and described American opposition to it as "predatory capitalism". Obviously, Stone is entitled to his opinion of this controversial leader, but it seems amazing to hold him up as a beacon of democracy when he has suppressed opposition in his country. Chavez is a controversial leader, but Stone explained that he felt no need to include any opposing points of view in his film. "A dark side? There's a dark side to everything. Why do you seek out the dark side when the guy is doing good things?"
Oliver Stone predicts he will have a difficult time having his film released in the U.S. because of a complex America has about our neighbors to the south. Do you think there is any truth to Stone's charges?
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I find one sided arguments entirely creepy. While it is entirely possible that Chavez is doing good things if he isn't allowing the people to deny them, they aren't good. And if Oliver Stone refuses to report the other side- it's biased and thus untrustworthy information!
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