> One needs to be willfully blind not to notice the tendancy towards
I AGREE, Paul C, that the issue of democracy in Venezuela and elsewhere
in Latin America should be put in *historical context*. A good place to start
is by understanding the *WAR ON DEMOCRACY*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwnvmEoogmg
John Pilger: "In my lifetime (born in 1939, JL) the following countries (in
Latin America) have been assaulted by the US directly and indirectly -
their governments replaced by dictators and other pro-Washington
leaders -
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
French Guiana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Surinam
Uruguay
Venezuela" (from Part 5)
One has to, indeed, be willfully blind not to recall these experiences and apply
the lessons learned from them to ensure that similar events don't happen again.
This is a major part of the *real* context in which the strategy of socialists in Latin
must be developed. To not do so would be irresponsible and an invitation to a
repeat of bloodbaths that we saw in Chile in 1973 and elsewhere (some of which are
documented in Pilger's film). For Venezuela in particular, it is *ALWAYS* important to
recall the experiences of 2002.
In solidarity, Jerry
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