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,FROM ! PUBLI%]S ( ,EL ,LIB]T>IO GOES \R REPLY TO ! HABITUAL EXPRESSIONS ?AT ! CO>SE RI<T OR ! EASY-GO+ LEFT US$ TO ATTRIBUTE US2 ! SAME LEFT ?AT1 9SIDE & \TSIDE ( ,V5EZUELA ALL[S ?AT ! MIRAGE ( ! ,*AVEZ PSEUDO-REVOLUTION IMPRESS$ !M4 ,WE C\LD & W\LD LIKE TO SAY V]Y MU* MORE AB\T ?IS SUBJECT1 H[EV] CURR5TLY H]E !RE IS ! ESS5TIAL & CONCISE 9=MATION AB\T \R PO9T ( VIEW ?AT1 EV5 :5 IT WAS EXPRESS$ SEV]AL TIMES IT DOES NOT IMPLIES ?AT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPEAT$4 

,HUGO ,*AVEZ TALKS AB\T SOCIALISM1 POPUL> SOV]EIGNTY & P>TICIPATION4 ,SO1 :Y POS+ DISAPPO9TM5TS IF ?OSE IDEALS AGREE ) AN>*ISM8 

,! R\SES ( ,*AVEZ >E SO DIV]SE4 ,H[EV]1 HE HIMSELF HAS EXPRESS$ ?AT WE HAVE TO PAY ATT5TION ON :AT HE DOES1 EV5 ON :AT HE SAYS4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 HIS ',TW5TY ,ONE ,C5TURY ,SOCIALISM' W\LD NOT BECOME MORE ?AN M]E POPULISM & ,/ATE CAPITALISM ON ! BASE ( AFFLU5CE & ! OIL 9COMES4 ,POPUL> SOV]EIGNTY IS ! SOV]EIGNTY ( AN ELITE %AP$ ) ! MILIT>Y1 TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES & ! 9CIPI5T 0,BOLIV>IAN B\RGEOISIE04 ,IT IS 5\< TO AW>E ! REC5T CONCESSIONS ( EXTRAORD9>Y P[]S TO ! PRESID5CY1 OR ! WAY !IR ALLIES >E BEWILD]$ :5 !Y W]E EXPRESS$ DISAGREEM5TS RELAT$ TO !IR DECISION TO CON/ITUTE AN ONLY PRO-GOV]NM5T P>TY TO HAVE AN IDEA ( :AT ! COMM&] UND]/&S AS P>TICIPATION4 ,9 AN>*ISM1 IT IS NOT ALL[$ ANY K9D ( P]MAN5T & ALL-P[]FUL LEAD]%IPS1 BUT ONLY ?OSE ?AT W\LD BE CON/ANTLY RATIFI$ BY ?OSE :I* W]E 9 A P>TICUL> CIRCUM/ANCE !Y REPRES5T & ?AT IS ! EXPRESSION ( SOV]EIGNTY & P>TICIPATION1 SOME?+ ?AT IS NOT PRES5T 9 ?IS PROCESS & 9 NO O!R ONE ?AT IS SUPPORT$ 9 ! HI]>*ICAL & P]MAN5T P[] ( ! ,/ATE4 

,! EVID5T 9T5TION ( ?IS GOV]NM5T IS TO MAKE A PACIFIC & DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION4 ,SO1 :Y DO NOT WAIT ?AT ! PROCESS FL[S BY ITSELF RA!R ?AN GIV+ OP9IONS AB\T IT8 

,*AVEZ SPEAKS \T AB\T A 'REVOLUTION' BUT HIS WORDS >E NOT 5\< TO BELIEVE ?IS IS A FACT & TO SUPPORT HIM4 ,TOO MANY TYRANTS & DEMAGOGUES ( ?IS CONT95T HAD TOLD ! SAME )\T ANY REASON TO SUPPORT !M4 ,9 \R CASE1 !RE HAS BE5 A REVOLUTION 9 ! S5SE ?AT \R WAY ( LIFE HAS BE5 DISMANTL$ 9 MANY WAYS1 BUT ITS CON/RUCTIVE SIDE W\LD NOT CAUSE \R SUPPORT4 ,TO ALL[ ITS CONSOLIDATION IS TO MAKE ALL ?+S MORE DIFFICULT TO *ANGE1 BECAUSE ! *ANGES ?AT ! MALE & FEMALE AN>*I/S WANT GO 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T DIRECTION 9 RELATION TO ! TAK5 BY ?IS 'PROCESS'1 ?AT ) MORE ?AN EI<T YE>S COMM&+ IT %[S AS PL5TY ON AU?ORIT>IANISM1 BUREAUCRATIC 9EFFICI5CY1 /RUCTURALLY 9FE/$ ) CORRUPTION1 ) PA?S1 FIGURES & ATTITUDES ?AT WE CANNOT SUPPORT4 

,IF IT IS TRU? ?AT !IR PROJECT IS DIFF]5T FROM ! LIB]T>IAN ONE1 ! *AVISM CALLS TO CONFRONT ! OLIG>*Y & IMP]IALISM4 ,:AT W\LD HAPP5 IF ALLIANCES ) !M W]E MADE & !N1 DEFEAT$ BY ! OLIG>*IC CONSPIRATORS & IMP]IALI/ AGGRESSION1 !Y UNIT$ US TO TRY TO MAKE AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION8 

,! /RATEGIC ALLIANCES >E WAYS ( POLITICAL ACTION = CONQU]+ ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE BY ! ALLI$ GR\P1 :ILE ! MALE & FEMALE AN>*I/S SE>* = ! DISMANTL+ ( ! ,/ATE ) ! P>TICIPATION ( EV]YBODY2 MALE & FEMALE4 ,! DEFEAT ( ! SO-CALL$ REACTION & OLIG>*Y2 M]E NICKS ) PROPAG&I/IC PURPOSES WILL ONLY S]VE TO CONSOLIDATE 9 P[] TO ! W9N]S1 :I* NECESS>ILY CON=MS A NEW OLIG>*Y BECAUSE ?AT IS ! LOGIC ( ,/ATE CONTROL AS OCCURR$ AT ! ,U,S,S,R1 ,*9A OR ,CUBA4 ,?AT W\LD MAKE MORE DIFFICULT ! AN>*I/ REVOLUTION & ,SPA9 9 #aicf WAS AN EXAMPLE ( ?AT4 ,IT IS TOO 9EXACT TO ID5TIFY ! *AVI/A PROJECT AS AN OPPOSITION TO CONSPIRACY1 :5 !IR FIR/ GOAL WAS A C\P 7D'ETAT7 & !Y CON/ANTLY BRAG !IR ID5TIFICATION ) ! B>RACKS LANGUAGE & PRACTICES4 ,! FI<T ( ! M9ORITY 7OLIG>*Y71 AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T )9 ! /ATE REGIMES R$UCES ITSELF TO ! FI<T BETWE5 A M9ORITY AGA9/ ANO!R M9ORITY4 ,9 ! CONTEXT ( ! FI<T AGA9/ IMP]IALISM1 IF WE FOCUS ON ! POLICIES ?AT >E (F]$ & PUT 9TO PRACTICE BY ! GOV]NM5T 9 FIELDS LIKE OIL1 M9+1 AGRICULTURE1 9DU/RY1 AT ! LABOR FIELD1 ETC42 ALL ( !M SEEM !Y WANT TO BE SUPPORT]S ( ,EMPIRE1 NOT !IR 5EMIES 7,= MORE DETAILS AB\T !IR CONNECTIONS ) TRANSNATIONAL CAPITALS & IMP]IALI/IC 9T]E/S SEE3 WWW4NODO#e4ORG_/ELLIB]T>IO74 

,N[1 IT IS ANN\NC$ BY ! ,V5EZUELAN GOV]NM5T AN EXPLOSION ( ! COMMUNAL P[]1 ) ! MASSIVE IMPLANTATION & HANG+ OV] = ! ,COMMUNAL ,C\NCILS1 COMMUNIT>IAN & HORIZONTAL ORGANIZATIONS ( POPUL> P[]4 ,DO AN>*I/S SUPPORT ?OSE K9D ( GRASSROOTS /RUCTURES8 

,WE BEGAN TO SEE ?AT ! E/ABLI%M5T & FUNCTION+ ( ! ,COMMUNAL ,C\NCILS WILL [N ITS EXI/5CE & CAPACITY ( ACTION AS DEP5D+ ON !IR LOYALTY TO ! ,/ATE1 :I* IS ASSUR$ ALL[+ ! ,PRESID5T ! JURIDICAL FACULTY ( GIV+ OR NOT ! APPROVAL TO ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS1 9 ! WAY IT IS EXPRESS$ 9 ! CORRESPOND+ LAWS4 ,9 ,V5EZUELA !RE >E EXAMPLES ( ?AT K9D ( SITUATION1 :]E A LOT ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS 7AS ! TRADE UNIONS = NOT GO+ FUR!R71 !Y ALWAYS HAS SEEM$ ! TRAMC>S :I* RECEIVES CURR5T FROM ABOVE4 ,9DE$1 !RE >E ATTEMPTS = A REAL ORGANIZATION FROM BEL[ T[>D ABOVE1 & IT HAPP5S 9 SOME FIELDS AS LOCAL1 PEASANTS1 NATIVES1 ECOLOGI/S1 /UD5TS1 CULTURAL1 ETC1 EV5 :5 !Y DO NOT HAVE ! AFFECTION ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,WE ?9K ?AT ! LEGAL1 FUNCTIONAL & F9ANCIAL SUBMISSION ( ! ,COMMUNAL ,C\NCILS TO ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE WILL BE A SEV]E OB/ACLE TO BEG9 FROM IT A GRASSROOTS AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T4 ,?IS IS ALSO VALID = ! ANN\NC$ ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS = ! COMPANIES :I* SEEM TO BE A PROJECT TO WA/E AWAY A FREE TRADE UNIONISM4 

,:Y DO AN>*I/S CRITICIZE ! ,V5EZUELAN ,>M$ ,=CE1 ( A UNAMBIGU\S POPUL> & NATIONALI/ ROOT1 & ITS CAPABILITY ( SUPPORT+ ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT8 

,9 ALL MOD]N >MIES1 S9CE ,EUROPE 9 ! ,X,V,I,I & ,X,V,I,I,I C5TURIES TO ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AT ! PRES5T DAY1 ! BIGGE/ P>T ( ! TROOPS >E CONSCRIPT ( ! POPUL> SECTORS4 ,H[EV]1 DESPITE ! ORIG9 ( ! MAJORITY ( !IR MEMB]S1 ! REASON ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! >MY IS ! DEF5SE ( A /RUCTURE ( P[] & ( ITS SUPPORT]S1 & ?IS IS ! REASON :Y ! >MY CANNOT SUPPORT A REVOLUTION 9 FAVOR ( ! OPPRESS$4 ,MAYBE1 !RE WILL BE A *ANGE ( A FIGURE = ANO!R ONE & SOME RULES 9 ! P[] /RUCTURE BUT NEV] ABOLI% IT BECAUSE COMM& & OB$I5CE >E ITS ESS5CE4 ,?AT IS ! REASON :Y WE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY >MY1 ANY POLICE OR ANY PRIVILEG$ P]SON ?AT C\LD USE ! =CE & ! WEAPONS AGA9/ O!R PEOPLE4 ,NATIONALISM IS NOT A POSITION ?AT AN>*ISM SUPPORTS BECAUSE ?IS ONE IMPLIES ! DEF5SE ( ! 9T]E/S ( C]TA9 GR\P ( PEOPLES1 CONF9$ >TIFICIALLY 9 A NATION-T]RITORY1 & ?AT BELIEVE ?AT !Y >E DIFF]5T & EV5 BETT] ?AN O!RS4 ,WE >E 5EMIES ( ANY K9D ( PRIVILEGE SU* AS ?OSE BY BIR?1 RACE1 CULTURE1 RELIGION OR PLACE ( BIR?4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! UNLUCKY HI/ORY ( ! ,V5EZUELAN MILIT>Y /RUCTURE TALKS BY ITSELF3 IT WAS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ BY ! TYRANT ,GOMEZ TO BEAT ! F$]ALI/ ASPIRATIONS ( ! REGIONS2 CONSOLIDAT$ 9 ITS REPRESSIVE VOCATION DUR+ ! FI<T AGA9/ ! LEFTI/ 9SURRECTIONAL MOVEM5TS ( ! #a#i#f'S2 EXECUTION] ( ! #aihi MASSACRE4 

,>E ! ,V5EZUELAN AN>*I/S 'ESCUALIDOS' 7SQUALIDS1 NICKNAME US$ BY ! *AVISM TO CALL !IR OPPON5TS71 & = ?AT REASON !Y SUPPORT ! SOCIAL DEMOCRACY & RI<T OPPOSITION8 

',ESCUALIDO' IS ONLY A M$IA CATEGORY1 DISP>AG+ 9 ITS (FICIAL POLITICAL USE & ) A SMELL ( SLOGAN ?AT DO NOT SAY ANY?+ AB\T ?OSE :I* >E DESCRIB$ SO4 ,H[EV]1 IF !Y WANT TO USE ?IS WORD = DESCRIB+ ?OSE ?AT DO NOT WANT TO GIVE 9 \R FRE$OM & AUTONOMY TO SUBMIT TO ! AU?ORIT>IAN IMPOSITION ( A P]SON1 P>TY OR IDEOLOGY1 !N WE DO >E4 ,H[EV]1 IF ) ?AT WORD WE MEAN ?AT WE SUPPORT IDEOLOGIES ID5TIFI$ ) ECONOMIC LIB]ALISM1 ) ! QUASI-RACI/ CONTEMPT ( ! ELITES = ! MAJORITIES1 ) ! SW9DLE ( ! REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY OR ! RETURN ( =MS ( SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANIZATION BEAT5 BY HI/ORY1 !N1 WE >E NOT4 ,9 FACT1 WE DO NOT SUPPORT ,*AVEZ OR !IR ELECTORAL COMPETITORS2 WE CAN AGREE ) SOME ( ! ACTIONS ( ONES & O!RS1 ) SOME DISC\RSES ( ANY ( !M1 BUT 9-DEP? WE CRITICIZE ! MAJORITY ( ! ACTIONS & DISC\RSES ( ALL ( !M4 ,WE REFUSE ! CONT9U\S FRU/RATION ( ! HOPES ( ! PEOPLE ?AT HAS SUPPORT$ ,*AVEZ1 BUT WE ALSO REFUSE TO VALIDATE ! DEMAGOG]Y TACTICS ( ! OPPORTUNI/ GUETTO ( ?OSE :O FUNCTION AS !IR 9/ITUTIONAL OPPOSITION4 ,&1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT1 DUE TO \R PR9CIPLES1 WE CANNOT SUPPORT TO ?OSE :O BASES ! QUE/ = A BETT] LIFE 9 ANY K9A ( SUBORD9ATION ( ! PEOPLE TO ! ,/ATE HI]>*Y AS BO? FACTIONS DO4 

,!RE >E PEOPLES ?AT CONSID] !MSELVES AS LIB]T>IANS BUT SUPPORT ! ,*AVEZ PROCESS4 ,IF WE CONSID] !M AS LESS AN>*I/S1 IT W\LD BE AN >GUM5T AGA9/ ! ANTI-DOGMATIC SPIRIT ( AN>*ISM8 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT A /ATE ( ! S\L4 ,IT IS A WAY TO CONFRONT ! *ANG+ SOCIAL CONDITIONS SEEK+ ! WELF>E ( EV]YONE 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! WELF>E ( ALL1 ) PROPOSALS ?AT EM]GE FROM CONCRETE PEOPLES & ?OSE >E DISCUSS$1 TAK5 OR REFUS$ BY ! PEOPLE 9 C]TA9 SPATIAL-TIME CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,ANYBODY C\LD CALL !MSELVES AS AN>*ISM BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE NEI!R A C>D NOR A BAPTIZE ?AT ID5TIFIES US4 ,ONLY ! MUTUAL 9T]ACTION ID5TIFIES US & ONLY ! O!R AN>*I/S >E :O ID5TIFIES US AS AN>*I/S OR NOT DUE TO \R BEHAVIOR OR IDEAS4 ,H[EV]1 WE >E NOT P]FECT & = ?AT REASON1 WE CAN ADOPT IDEAS ?AT W\LD NOT BE ID5TIFI$ ) ! ACCEPTABLE IDEAS4 ,?IS FACT DOES NOT MAKE US MORE OR LESS BUT ONLY DIFF]5T &1 9 SOME CASES1 ! IDEAS >E SO DIFF]5T 9 ONES & O!RS ?AT ! MUTUAL ID5TIFICATION GET LO/4 

,AN>*I/S ONLY TALK )\T CONTRIBUT+4 ,:AT IS ! PROPOSAL TO TRANS=M POSITIVELY ! CURR5T ,V5EZUELAN REALITY8 

,\R /RUGGLE IS NOT A MATT] ( ! SITUATION OR ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 BUT = A NEW WAY ( LIFE ?AT WE HAVE TO ADOPT = ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE LIFE1 :]E DIRECT ACTION & SELF-MANAGEM5T ALL[ \R EXI/5CE TO BE 9 \R [N H&S1 S9C]ELY & HONE/LY1 /UDY+ SOME MATT]S & 9 ! WAY WE RELAT$ TO ! O!RS1 MALE & FEMALE1 RESPECT+ ! EQUITY & \R DIFF]5CE ?AT DOES NOT MAKE US BETT] ?AN ! RE/1 TAK+ ALWAYS 9TO ACC\NT ?AT \R EXI/5CE IS ?ANKS TO O!R PEOPLE1 :OSE 9T]E/S WE HAVE TO ATT5D ) PRIORITY TO BE ABLE TO ATT5D \RS1 ?OSE ?AT WE HAVE NOT TO GIVE UP BECAUSE WE WANT TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE4 ,EV]YBODY LIVES HIS_/H] LIFE & IS RESPONSIBLE = IT BE=E ONESELF & ! O!RS1 BUT ANYBODY CANNOT ASSUME \R 'SALVATION'4 ,?AT IS ! REASON :Y IT DOES NOT EXI/ A RECIPE MADE = A P>TICUL> SOCIAL REALITY OR = ANO!R ONE1 BECAUSE ! PROPOSALS & ACTIONS TO TRANS=M IT HAVE TO BE A RESULT ( A AW>E & CONT9U\S COLLECTIVE EF=T WE TRY TO CONTRIBUTE ) \R *E]FUL P>TICIPATION1 PROMOT+ & EMP[]+ ! RECOV]Y ( ! AUTONOMY ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ( ! C\NTRY :]E IT WILL BE POSSIBLE ! NECESS>Y SPACE ( T5SION = ! DEVELOPM5T & 9FLU5CE ( ! AN>*I/ IDEAS ( FRE$OM1 & EQUITY 9 SOLID>ITY4 

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