L.A. marchers backing Maduro asked to take support to Venezuela [pics]

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/437726949172342784

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s actions against citizens and reporters in that country have disturbed even Nancy Pelosi, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Madonna. However, Hugo Chavez’s successor does have supporters in the U.S., as a rally taking place in Los Angeles proves:

NOW: Marching in Los Angeles! #Maduro #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/1Za9uKbOL1

— Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) February 23, 2014

NOW: Crowd gathering in LA in solidarity with Pres. #Maduro! #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/LJSaf0Zd7T

— Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) February 23, 2014

NOW in LA: "#MADURO NO SE VA!" #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/J0JMpFaSIN

— Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) February 23, 2014

NOW! Emergency Rally in Solidarity with Venezuela & the Bolivarian Revolution! @ MacArthur Park pic.twitter.com/OguCUrTb8g

— ANSWER Los Angeles (@AnswerLA) February 23, 2014

The irony of taking advantage of the right to free speech to express support for somebody in another country accused of cracking down on free speech seems lost on many, but certainly not everybody:

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Good question.

This is some kind of funny:

Take the Fifth RT @anthmichcara How the f#@! is Socialism liberation? #WTF #FFS @Matthops82 @GayPatriot @MikePrysner @AnswerLA @pslweb

— Robot J. McCarthy (@RedScareBot) February 23, 2014

We see what you did there.