Enough! of Hugo Chavez the pseudotransformational leader

Dear Journalists,

Hugo Chavez as some have already reported seems to be a pseudotransformational leader. Northouse (2010) defines pseudotransformational leaders as those “who are self-consumed, exploitive, and power oriented, with warped moral values”.  Northouse (2010) says that “pseudotransformational leadership is considered personalized leadership which focuses on the leader’s own interests rather than on the interests of others” (p. 173).    Sadly, Venezuelans will be going to the polls on October 7 to elect a new president, and Hugo Chavez has all the oil money including profits from supplying diesel to Syria (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303292204577517041523762940.html) to buy those who do not know any better.

The Washington Post’s editorial Facing election, Hugo Chávez ruthlessly consolidates his power explains the current situation, and the alleged lack of interest of President Obama to assist Venezuelans to enforce democracy:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/facing-election-hugo-chavez-ruthlessly-consolidates-his-power/2012/07/26/gJQA7YPKCX_story.html

Hugo Chavez continues to abuse the media taking advantage of seizing the networks, and may be using government’s funding for campaigning:

http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/120723/chavez-refuses-to-give-up-obligatory-simultaneous-broadcasts

The good news is that the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski (http://hayuncamino.com) seems to have earned the streets with thousands of followers.  International observers must keep their eyes and all senses open and become aware of possible cheating on the part of Hugo Chavez.

Fareed Zakaria, PhD of CNN’s GPS show presented today Chavez’s remake of Liberator Simon Bolivar’s face.  Long ways to go to a Mount Vernon’s George Washington’s face reconstruction (http://www.mountvernon.org/meet-george-washington), but after Chavez is gone Venezuelans can appreciate Simon Bolivar as a hero, and not as a political game as Chavez is making.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1207/29/fzgps.01.html

Ambassador Adolfo Taylhardat commented in his column about how Venezuela’s Foreign Service is inept lead by a former bus driver assigned by Hugo Chavez as minister who may need intensive training in diplomacy:

http://www.eluniversal.com/opinion/120725/hubo-o-no-hubo-injerencia

Venezuelans have hope that the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski will be the new president, but worry about Hugo Chavez’s algorithms manipulating the results of the election. The International Court of Justice, busy at it is, should make time to prosecute Hugo Chavez for fraud if the alleged algorithms and open violation of the vote are true.

Venezuelans need help from world leaders, and the International Court of Justice, to resolve abuse of power in Venezuela and restore democracy.

Cordially,

 Maru Angarita 

My blog is: http://maruangarita.blogspot.com Twitter @maruangarita
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