'Til Their Own Death Comes Knocking

'Til Their Own Death Comes Knocking

July 29, 2011

It's fascinating how tyrants always call for the ultimate sacrifice of others on behalf of their dictatorships.

Yet, when it comes to their own death, they want the mere thought to be inviable.

From Bloomberg:

Chavez Eliminates Death From Slogan, Vows to Rule Past 2031

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on his government to remove the word death from a military slogan and said that he plans to rule past 2031 as he prepares for a new round of chemotherapy in the "coming days."

Chavez, speaking from a balcony at the presidential palace for a celebration of his 57th birthday today, said that while he's currently in a "quarantine" of sorts while receiving treatment, he expects to live another 57 years and to win another presidential term in elections next year.

Chavez, who was jailed in 1992 for leading a failed coup after serving as a paratrooper and tank commander, called on his government to change a military slogan that he promoted from "Fatherland, Socialism or Death," to "Fatherland, Socialism or Victory. We will live and conquer."