President Chavez says "social war" has been unleashed by the upper classes
El Universal:
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says that there's a "social war" in Venezuela, adding that the conflict was unleashed by the upper classes that want to continue the exploitation of the poor and manipulate people, thus igniting a "psychological warfare." Further, Chavez said he will always support the poor and needy people in what he called the "social war." "Therefore, I hereby declare that I support and I will always support the poor and needy Venezuelan people. I have no commitments and I have no obligations with rich people," said the Venezuelan ruler, in a speech in the city of Maracay, central Aragua state, during the inauguration of a new technical school to train lower rank military officers. *Chavez also sent a message to middle class people. He recommended them to take sides, and support rich or poor people. "The so-called middle class will have to take sides, for the middle classes end up being neither one thing nor the other. I am calling them to engage with the poor, with the homeland. Do not let the rich, oligarchs and bourgeoisie manipulate you. They manipulate the middle class and scare them; the rich exploit and massacre the middle class. Sometimes, the middle class, or whatever name it has, does not realize this," Chavez added. Vis-a-vis the alleged class division, the ruler highlighted the need to strengthen the national unity around the poor, the armed forces, revolutionary groups, social movements, peasants, women, working class, thinkers, the intelligentsia, professional workers and scientists.