What do you think about Hugo Ch�vez?

When I was in Venezuela earlier this year I posed that question to some of the natives. Most refused to speak with me. There was one shopkeeper who spoke to me in a back room however, in hushed tones. The people there hate him and are afraid of him. They despise everything he stands for. They know that if they are caught criticizing him that they and their family will "disappear". Got the picture?