Mean Ends

clipped from www.captainsquartersblog.com The ends do not justify the means, no matter how noble the ends may be. Koogler realized this not long ago, when Chavez shut down the one major independent media voice left in Venezuela and finagled dictatorial powers for himself. The cult of personality, as Koogler accurately describes it, brings back memories of other tyrants who had to turn themselves into secular gods in order to cow their populations into acquiescence. Koogler's reconsideration is well worth reading. It's not easy to admit error as Koogler does in this piece, and he explains his change of heart very clearly and rationally. The sooner that the American Left follows Koogler's advice, the sooner we can start working to help the Venezuelan people free themselves from Chavez' megalomaniacal grip on power. Be sure to read it all.