This is socialism.
Gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march Wednesday in which 80,000 people denounced President Hugo Chávez's attempts to expand his power. At least eight people were injured, including one by gunfire, officials said.
National Guard troops gathered outside the Central University of Venezuela, the nation's largest and a center for opposition to Chávez's government. Venezuelan law bars state security forces from entering the campus, but they could be called in if the university requests them.
The violence broke out after anti-Chávez demonstrators marched peacefully to the Supreme Court to protest constitutional changes that Venezuelans will consider in a referendum next month.
Back in May I said,
Chavez is predictably carrying out what America's left habitually accuses Republicans of doing, silencing the opposition with an iron fist. Socialism always ends up having to clamp down on it's critics in order to stay in power, just ask the Cubans.
The clampdown continues, and I promise you it will get worse before it gets better.
