It is not that Argentinians are just naive and think that Juan Peron or the more recent Peronist politicians such as Menem or the Kirchners are selfless and looking out for their interests, or that Venezuelans see their salvation in Chavez. Instead, many Argentinians and Venezuelans recognize that all other politicians and parties have for so long failed to give them voice, to provide them with the most basic public services, such as roads and education, and to protect them from exploitation by local elites. So many Venezuelans today support the policies that Chavez is adopting even if these come with corruption and waste in the same way that many Argentinians supported Peron's policies in the 1940s and 1970s.