Hugo Chávez used propaganda that took advantage of emotional arguments to gain attention, exploit the fears (either real or imagined) of the population, created external enemies for scapegoat purposes, and produced nationalism within the population, causing feelings of betrayal for support of the opposition. In 2007, The World Politics Review stated that "As Chávez pushes on with transforming Venezuela into a socialist state, government propaganda plays an important role in maintaining and mobilizing government supporters". A 2011 "New York Times" article said that Venezuela had an "expanding state propaganda complex" while "The Boston Globe" described Chávez as "a media savvy, forward-thinking propagandist has the oil wealth to influence public opinion".