I enjoyed reading your response, in particular about Venezuela. I know, many "progressive" types in the US love to mention Venezuela, together with Cuba, as an example of how capitalism and the US in particular have impeded what could have been a progress for the better. And even though I agree that US interventions have caused a lot of harm in Latin America, you can't throw everything in the same bucket. And yes, just because someone has the best intentions, or at least say so, does not mean they alone can change things for the better. On the contrary: simply the fact that they are trying to take charge by themselves implies more centralization. Unfortunately, these days I can see a very similar tendency in Bolivia, where the "benevolent dictator" just refuses to give up the sweet power. In the end it doesn't matter if it's left or right. If too much power (or anything) is concentrated in one place, things can not get better. Left and right eventually meet, creating a ring to bind them all.