text: does hugo chavez really care about his people or does he think he is the next castro? seems like chavez views himself as the leader of the next generation of leftist, latin american leaders.  he seems to care more about his impact on the world stage than by his impact at home.  did you know that citgo is owned by a venzuelan oil company?  what would happen here if chavez cut us off from oil? hugo chavez really does not care about his people almost all the country is in poverty and he is using the money from oil to buy arms and build up the military instead of helping his people prosper and get out of poverty. i would not be surprise if chavez makes venezuela a communist country since he gets along so well with cuba. in regards to oil if chavez cuts us off from oil it will definitely make oil prices purge but alter the relations with the us and so we might end up going to war with venezuela or the us will have to assassinate chavez and make sure a leader that will cooperate with the us takes his place.