Conflicting views on Venezuela

Often you can decide which side of a conflict to take based as much on some of the participants as the particulars of the issue at hand. Two articles I just read regarding Venezuela are an example.First there was this:

A demonstration on the streets of Caracas on Saturday by hundreds of Venezuelans opposed to President Hugo Chavez turned violent as government supporters threw rocks and tear gas canisters at protesters.

Then this:

Jesse Jackson has offered his support to the Venezuelan president after a call by a US TV evangelist for his assassination.