I think she is stating that, while it is still important to keep civility in public discourse, she doesn't believe that our public discourse and other discussions among politics should be impeded on just because events happen and people become offended too easily.
Bellicose means eager or inclined to fight. This was a good word choice in her description of politics, as sometimes these discussions can get heated and intense. She later goes on to describe that the word "campaign" was used in English as the time spent on the battlefield. Politics can be like that most of the time. Everyone is inclined to their own opions and many times there are arguements from both sides of the political parties. This word definately added effect to the purpose of describing the world of politics.
I think that the main purpose Chavez is trying to make is that she believes that civility is important in public discussions but it should have the effect as to take words out of our vocabulary when we are talking in public. In doing this, it can sometimes take away the true meaning of what someone is trying to say and does not allow us to freely express ourselves in public. Her best example of this is the example from the book "Huckleberry Fin" when the word "nigger" is extracted from the original text so that it could be passed in schools. It takes the effect away from the story because the term "slave" does not produce as much of an effect as the word "nigger" especially based the mistreatment of the African Americans back then.
I agree with her in that we should watch what we say but we shouldn't have words taken from us. We should be able to freely express ourselves but we need to watch what we say.
