Among the modern list of infidels are Jesse James, Tiger Woods and …Hugo Chavez. The Venezuelan leader took Herma Marksman his mistress for nine years. She was a historian at the time. During their relationship, the two of them talked about how to stage a coup of the government. Sharing a common dislike of the government drew the two of them together. He offered to leave his wife for his mistress. She refused the offer. When Chavez finally staged a coup, the initial attempt failed, and his subsequently left her and his first wife.
The Hugo Chavez situation shows how an affair can shape a nation’s politics. The unbridled passions unleashed in one area often have repercussions in other areas. In the case of Hugo Chavez, his impulsive giving into his passions changed the direction of his nation. Despite all the arguments that adulterers make about how ‘no one’ is getting hurt by their actions. Chavez’s actions have led to a whole nation being hurt and threats toward other nations as well.
Marksman now describes Chavez and his rule as a ‘fascist dictatorship’. Perhaps her reaction is ‘sour grapes’ in response to events in that nation. Whether or not her thoughts and emotions are a matter of sour grapes, Chavez himself has since attacked people of his former mistresses racial background in his speeches. Some of those speeches have led to demonstrations in the nation of Venezuela. In the aftermath of an affair, the unbridled passions can turn sour and find themselves replaced by intense negative feelings. This is one of the dangers of affairs. The hurt just keeps on hurting. In Chavez’s case, the situation is much worse, since he is also manic-depressive and requires medications to deal with it. Affairs often trigger intense emotional reactions, which are intensified when those involved have psychological, emotional or mental challenges.
Affairs do have consequences, and in this case, change the world.
Best Regards,
Jeffrey Murrah
