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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,WE KN[ ?AT Y\ FI<T 9 ?REE FRONTS3 A7 AGA9/ PSEUDO-LEFTI/ ,*AVI/A GR\PS 9 P[]2 B7 AGA9/ ! ANTI-,*AVEZ OPPOSITION DIRECT$ BY ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS & ! RI<T2 & C7 AGA9/ GR\PS OR P>TIES ( ! TRADITIONAL LEFT4 ,C\LD !RE BE A <ETTO IMPOS$ BY ! /ATE1 ! RI<T & ITS SOCIAL DEMOCRAT ALLIES & ! TRADITIONAL LEFT = AN>*I/S 9 Y\R C\NTRY1 OR IS A RETREAT NECESS>Y8 

,:ATEV] ! SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION 9 ANY GIV5 C\NTRY IS1 ?OSE :O WIELD OR WANT TO WIELD P[] WILL TRY TO CURB ANY SYMPTOM ( CONSI/5T LIB]T>IAN /RUGGLE BY BUILD+ 0<ETTOES0 ( REPRESSION1 OP5 OR HIDD51 :]E TO CONF9E IT4 ,IT IS NATURAL = ! AN>*I/ MILITANT TO CONFRONT ! 9T5TIONS ( ! P[]S ?AT BE1 IT IS A TASK WE MU/ C>RY ON )\T FAIL1 & ABOVE ALL1 )\T RESIGN+ \RSELVES TO ! SUPPOS$LY 9EVITABLE CONDITION ( BE+ EXCLUD$4 ,9 NO WAY DOES ! ,C,R,A RETREAT OR HIDE )9 \R %ELL WAIT+ = BETT] TIMES1 & :OEV] HAS DIRECT CONTACT ) \R ACTIVITIES OR SIMPLY READS ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ) DUE ATT5TION & FREQU5CY1 WILL F9D 5\< EVID5CE ?AT WE'RE NOT A GR\P :O />ES AT ITS [N NAVEL4 

,WE GET ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! TRIUMPH ( AB/5TION 9 ! PA/ ELECTIONS 7#a#b_/#d_/#e7 & ! RETREAT ( CIVIL /RUGGLE GR\PS T[>DS 0NO P>TICIPATION0 IS F]TILE GR\ND = ! =CEFUL IMPOSITION ( /ATE 7,*AVI/A7 9ITIATIVES4 ,IS ?IS P]CEPTION TRUE8 

,WE MAKE CLE> ?AT ACCORD+ TO ! GOV]NM5T'S [N /ATI/ICS AB/5TION1 UND]/OOD AS ! NO P>TICIPATION 9 AN ELECTORAL PROCESS ( SECTORS ( ! POPULATION ?AT C\LD RI<TFULLY VOTE BY VIRTUE ( BE+ ,V5EZUELAN CITIZ5S & HAV+ ! AGE TO VOTE1 HAS BE5 ! NORM 9 ALL ELECTIONS 9 ?IS C\NTRY S9CE #a#i#h#i1 EV5 DUR+ ! REF]5DUM TO RECALL ! PRESID5T 9 #b#d1 :5 ! GANGS FROM ! POLITICAL OPPOSITION & ! DEMAGOGUE GOV]NM5T MADE A SUPREME EF=T TO BR+ ! 9CR$UL\S MASSES TO ! POLLS4 ,IT IS AN ]ROR TO QUALIFY AS CIVIL /RUGGLE GR\PS C]TA9 FIGUREHEADS ( ! OPPOSITION ?AT OPPORTUNI/ICALLY GAMBLE ) AB/5TION TODAY1 !Y >5'T 9 ANY WAY REPRES5TATIVE ( REAL SOCIAL =CES 9 ,V5EZUELA4 ,AS TO ! RE/1 NO D\BT ! ,*AVEZ REGIME TRIES TO IMPOSE /ATE CONTROL ME*ANISMS EV]Y:]E1 BUT BE+ SU* A CORRUPT & 9EPT GOV]NM5T1 BL9D$ BY ?9K+ ?AT IS BUILD+ SOLID POPUL> SUPPORT TURN+ P>T ( ! POORE/ PEOPLE 9TO CLI5TS DEP5D5T ON ! /ATE'S DOLE1 IT'S GO+ TO CO/ !M PL5TY TO MAKE ANY ADVANCES 9 ?AT CONTRADICTORY *IM]A ?AT IT CALLS 0#b#a/ ,C5TURY ,SOCIALISM01 :I* IS NO?+ BUT AN UND]DEVELOP$ CAPITALISM ( ! #a#i? ,C5TURY4 

,LIKEWISE1 WE ?9K ?AT ! ,V5EZUELAN AN>*I/S' /RUGGLE BECAME TRAPP$ 9 A SEA ( SUPPOS$LY ANTI-IMP]IALI/ PROPAG&A1 PROMOT$ BY :AT WE AT ,L,R,N CALL ! ,KIR*N]-,*AVEZ-,MORALES-,CA/RO AXIS4 ,IS ?IS TRUE8 ,& IF IT IS1 WILL ! ,V5EZUELAN AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE NE$ TO D\BLE ITS EF=T8 

,WE CAN'T UND]/& H[ ?AT P]CEPTION EXI/S1 ANYBODY :O'S FOLL[$ \R ACTIONS & \R ?9K+ WILL F9D ?AT WE HAVE NOT BE5 DUP$ BY ! FALLACI\S 0Y\'RE ) ,*AVEZ OR ELSE Y\'RE ) ,BU%01 AS WE HAVE CLE>LY %[N EVID5CE TO DISMANTLE ?IS F>CE4 ,IT HASN'T BE5 EASY TO UPHOLD ?IS POSITION ?AT SMA%ES ! SIMPLI/IC S*EMES ?AT HAVE L$ ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN LEFT FROM FAILURE TO FAILURE = OV] #h YE>S1 & MULTIPLY+ \R EF=TS TO KEEP \R POSITION HAS BE5 ! ORD] ( ! DAY1 BUT \R CONSI/5CY BEG9S TO PRODUCE RESULTS1 UND\BT$LY MODE/ BUT FULL ( HOPE ?AT FALL )9 ! R5EW$ ACTIVITY & PRES5CE ( AN>*ISM 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 /ILL A M9ORITY POLITICAL EXPRESSION BUT ONE ?AT HAS MADE ADVANCES BETWE5 ! DECADE ( ! #i'S & TODAY ?AT >E1 QUANTITATIVELY & QUALITATIVELY SPEAK+1 V]Y IMPORTANT COMP>$ TO :AT HAPP5$ DUR+ ! FIVE OR SIX PREVI\S DECADES4 ,! *ALL5GE IS TO TRANS=M ?IS MODE/ R5AISSANCE 9TO ! ABILITY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT M>K ON ! PROCESS = POSITIVE SOCIAL *ANGE SORELY NE$$ 9 \R CONT95T4 

,! ,KIR*N]-,*AVEZ-,MORALES-,CA/RO AXIS HAS SEV]AL FACES3 IT PRES5TS ITSELF AS ! TRIUMPH ( P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY & CONV]SELY1 AS ! /&>D ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! EMPIRE1 AS M$IATOR ( POPUL> SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & CONSEQU5TLY1 AS ! CATALY/ = CIVIL RESI/ANCE4 ,:AT DEF5SIVE WALL DO ! ,V5EZUELAN AN>*I/S HAVE8 

,Y\'RE ASK+ US AB\T \R MA9 PROPOSAL = ACTION RI<T N[4 ,LET'S QUOTE A P>AGRAPH FROM \R $ITORIAL ( ,EL ,LIB]T>IO _?#d#d3 

0,WE >E NOT1 NOR DO WE WANT TO BE1 CONT5D]S = ! CONTROL ( 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ P[]3 WE >E AN>*I/S & WE ASPIRE TO ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( /ATE P[] & ANY O!R OPPRESSIVE HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE4 ,?IS IS NOT JU/ A PR(ESSION ( FAI?2 \R ACTIONS H]E & N[ MEAN ASSUM+ ! COMMITM5T TO PROMOTE & EMP[] ! AUTONOMY ( ANY SOCIAL MOVEM5T CONSI/5T ) ! IDEAL4 ,!RE=E1 WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 BUILD+ 'AN>*I/ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS' ?AT W\LD PROVE AS USELESS TO COLLECTIVE PROGRESS AS ! ,BOLIV>IAN CIRCLES OR ?OSE OPPOSITION P>TIES DISGUIS$ AS ,N,G,O'S4 ,WE BET ON SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT BUILD ! DYNAMICS = 9DEP5D5T ACTION & ORGANIZATION1 BAS$ ON ! WIDE/ P>TICIPATION ON ALL LEVELS ?AT WILL ALL[ ! =MATION ( DIFF]5T MODES ( DIRECT ACTION & SELF-MANAGEM5T AWAY FROM ! /ATE'S CONTROL OR ANY O!R 9/ANCE ( OPPRESSION1 IT IS ! ONLY WAY TO CONSOLIDATE SPACES ( FRE$OM1 EQUALITY & SOLID>ITY ?AT WILL BE ! SE$ & SUPPORT ( ! FUTURE WE /RUGGLE =4 ,\R POSITION CAN BE SUMM>IZ$ ) !SE WORDS FROM ,JOHN ,HOLL[AY3 TO *ANGE ! WORLD )\T TAK+ P[]04 

,9 VIEW ( ?IS1 DOES ! ,C,R,A-,EL ,LIB]T>IO ?9K A WID] EF=T TO SPREAD AN>*I/ IDEAS IS CALL$ =8 

,CONSID]+ ,V5EZUELAN HI/ORY1 ?IS $UCATIONAL TASK IS A PRIORITY1 BECAUSE WE HAVE AN 5VIRONM5T :]E IGNORANCE ( LIB]T>IAN IDEALS WAS ALMO/ TOTALLY ABSOLUTE4 ,AFT] #a YE>S ( ACTIVITY WE CAN PO9T AT SOME SUCCESSES 9 ?IS >EA1 BUT !Y >E H>DLY ! BEG9N+ & !RE'S /ILL MU* TO DO1 SO ! SPREAD+ ( AN>*I/ ?\<T IS /ILL A CON/ANT PROBLEM = ?OSE ( US 9 ?IS COLLECTIVE1 & WE 9VITE ALL TO GET TO KN[ \R WORK1 GETT+ 9 T\* ) US1 P]SONALLY OR VIA EMAIL1 VISIT+ \R LOCALS & SOCIAL CLU/]S :]E WE DO \R ACTIVITIES - SU* AS ! ,C5TRO DE ,E/UDIOS ,SOCIALES ,LIB]T>IOS ( ,C>ACAS1 & GETT+ 9=MATION AB\T ! ,C,R,A & ,EL ,LIB]T>IO4 

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