,V5EZUELA3 ON ! ,D>K ,SIDE ( ! ,MOON 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,V5EZUELA HAS L&$ ON ! D>K SIDE ( ! MOON4 ,! REC5TLY OP5$ #b#a/ C5TURY SEEMS TO BE ESCAP+ US = GOOD4 ,WE WILL NOT HAVE A *ANCE TO FACE IT ) ANY PROSPECT ( SUCCESS4 ,EI<T YE>S ( SPEE*ES DRAWN FROM A TIME PA/1 EI<T YE>S ( 9EFFICI5CY 9 ! MANAGEM5T ( PUBLIC FUNDS1 ( UN/OPPABLE CORRUPTION1 ( ! WA/E ( IMM5SE RI*ES1 ( AWFUL PUBLIC S]VICES1 ( LEAV+ ! MO/ BASIC NECESSITIES UNSATISFI$1 ( UNEMPLOYM5T1 ( ! BREAK+ D[N ( ! 9DU/RIAL 9FRA/RUCTURE1 9CLUD+ ! OIL 9DU/RY1 ( NO SOCIAL SECURITY1 ( *>ITY AS A WAY ( SURVIVAL1 ( LIES & DEBASEM5T AS P]VAD+ ATTITUDES444EI<T YE>S ( TOTALIT>IAN CONTROL OV] ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL SY/EM BY ! FACTION 9 P[]1 ( LACK ( IDEAS & ( ANY 9ITIATIVE :I* C\LD M>K ! WAY1 ( DEPRIVATION ( ! $UCATIONAL E/ABLI%M5T44444YET EI<T YE>S ( ALL ?IS HAVE NOT BE5 5\< TO MAKE IT CLE> TO A SUB/ANTIAL FRACTION ( ! PEOPLE ?AT A *ANGE WAS NE$$4 ,& !Y VOT$ TO KEEP ,*AVEZ 9 P[]4 

,WE DON'T SAY TO KEEP HIM 9 (FICE1 WE >E SAY+ TO KEEP HIM 9 P[]4 ,A TOTALIT>IAN P[]1 A P]SONAL P[] :I* COV]S EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 :E!R IT IS 9 POLITICS1 9 ! JUDICI>Y1 $UCATION1 ECONOMICS1 CULTURE1 SOCIETY444EV5 9 SPORTS4 ,A BL9D P[] AS WELL1 & IRRATIONAL1 BECAUSE P[] HAS NO NE$ = REASONS4 ,A P[] )\T AIM OR DIRECTION1 ITS ONLY REASON BE+ TO GA!R & ACCUMULATE EV5 MORE P[]1 SUPPORT+ ITSELF ONLY ON WORDS4 ,WORDS ?AT HAVE BE5 REPEAT$ SO (T5 ?AT !Y HAVE LO/ ALL MEAN+ & HAVE 5D$ UP REPRES5T+ NO?+ 9DE$4 ,A P[] BAS$ ON PROMISES ?AT W]E MADE TO BE BROK51 ON DECEIVE1 ON PROPAG&A1 ON ! IRRESPONSIBLE WA/E ( RES\RCES ?AT IS TYPICAL ( ! SPOIL$ HEIR TO A =TUNE :I* HE DIDN'T PUT ANY EF=T TO MAKE4 ,A P[] PRES5T EV]Y:]E1 ( ! TYPE ?AT ,/U>T ,MILL1 MORE ?AN #ae YE>S AGO1 9 #a#h#e#i1 ?\<T *>ACT]I/IC 0( AN UND]DEVELOP$ SOCIETY1 9 :I* ! RACE MU/ BE CONSID]$ AS NOT YET MATURE 5\<04 ,A P[] :I* NULLIFIES ANY POSSIBLE FUTURE TO ?IS REC5T PA/ :I* IS \R PRES5T4 

,& ?IS IS :AT WORRIES US MO/4 ,FUTURE4 ,!RE IS NONE4 ,! REGIME IS NOT TO *ANGE1 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE ! IDEAS TO DO IT1 NOR ! PEOPLE TO SUPPORT ?OSE IDEAS1 NEI!R ANY REASON :Y TO DO IT4 ,IT WILL C>RY ON DO+ :AT IT HAS BE5 DO+ UP TO N[1 GA!R & PRES]VE P[]4 ,IT WILL CONT9UE ON ! WAY :I* HAS PROV$ SO FRUITFUL TO IT ?IS F>1 /ROLL+ =W>D 9 ITS PRET5SE TO SUPREME P[] & ITS MONOPOLIZATION ( RI*ES4 ,EV5 IF IT PILES UP FAILURES ON ! SOCIAL FRONT1 ON ! PRODUCTIVE1 ON $UCATION1 ON HEAL?4444IT WILL /ILL 5JOY ! SELF-RI<TE\SNESS ( MAJORITIES4 ,:Y *ANGE ANY?+ IF IT /ILL HAS ! FAVOR ( ! VOT]S8 

,( C\RSE !RE IS ALSO ?AT1 :5 Y\ >E FAC+ A P[] :I* IS 9 POSSESSION ( EV]Y CONCEIVABLE MEAN1 (FICIALLY SUPPORT$ ) MORE ?AN A #f.0 ( VOTES1 TOTALLY C5TRALIZ$ & SELF-C5T]$1 !N !RE CAN BE NO?+ BUT AN IMP5D+ S5SATION ( P[]LESSNESS1 ) NO ABILITY TO PROTE/1 ONLY MIS]Y & DEPRIVATION = ! PEOPLE = ! SAKE ( !IR GREAT LEAD]1 LIKE ?OSE WOM5 :O DEBASE !MSELVES JU/ TO DRESS !IR M5 UP4 ,ONLY ?AT444JU/ = N[4 ,!RE IS ALSO1 LIKE A ?REAT1 ! VIOL5CE ?AT MI<T BE :5 ! PEOPLE REALIZE :AT COMES \T ( !IR *OICE1 ?AT EV]Y WAY 9 :I* !Y C\LD V5T !IR ANG] OR MAKE !IR DEM&S HAS BE5 CLOS$4 ,?AT !IR VOTE WAS CA/ = VOLUNT>Y S]VITUDE & ?AT !Y *OSE TO SLAM ! DOOR ON ! FACE ( ANY O!R ALT]NATIVE4 ,?AT !Y *OSE ! >MY B>RACKS AS !IR LIFE /YLE1 B>RACKS ) A G5]AL ( !IR [N4 ,?AT !Y *OSE SUBS]VI5CE = LIFE ?AT !Y GAMBL$ ) !IR FRE$OM & *ANG$ IT = VAGUE PROMISES ( P[] & RI*ES1 NEV] TO BE FULFILL$4 ,!Y VOT$ = LOVE1 OR SO W\LD ,*AVEZ'S ELECTORAL SLOGAN HAVE US TO BELIEVE1 DISREG>D+ ! FACT ?AT ! SAY+3 0) Y\1 BREAD & ONIONS0 HAS BE5 \TDAT$ = A LONG TIME4 ,ESPECIALLY :5 IT IS ALWAYS ! SAME ONES :O HAVE ! DRY BREAD & ! RANCID ONIONS1 :ILE !RE IS MATUR$ S+LE MALT :ISKEY = ?OSE 9 GOV]NM5T4 

,!RE >E A FEW MORE ?+S ?AT CAN BE SAID AB\T ! ELECTIONS4 ,CAN ANY ONE SWE> = ! RESULTS ?AT WE HAVE BE5 GIV58 ,WE CAN ONLY KN[ ! NUMB]S ?AT W]E MADE PUBLIC :I*1 /RANGELY 5\<1 >E EXACTLY ! SAME AS 9 ! UNTRU/WOR?Y OP9ION POLLS1 & :I* ! GOV]NM5T1 ! OPPOSITION1 ! ,C,N,E 7! C\NTRY'S NATIONAL ELECTORAL ORGANIZATION7 & EXT]NAL OBS]V]S W]E QUICK TO ACCEPT4 ,BUT1 CAN Y\ BELIEVE !M8 ,MAYBE !RE IS A PRO( ( IT 9 ! FACT ?AT :5 ! :OLE C\NTRY WAS BRAC+ ITSELF = A CONFLICTIVE ,MONDAY1 FULL ( T5SION & MAYBE EV5 VIOL5CE1 NO?+ HAPP5$4 ,!RE W]E NO CELEBRATIONS BY ! W9N]S1 NO PROTE/S BY ! LOS]S4 ,ON ! #d? ( ,DECEMB] WE W]E ALL HUNG OV]1 BUT )\T HAV+ DRUNK A DROP4 ,ONE ?+ IS TRUE1 WE W]E TREAT$ TO ! %[ ( AN OPPOSITION S5D+ ITS SPEAK]S \T TO DO !IR BE/ TO CONV9CE EV]Y ONE ?AT !Y HAD LO/1 BUT ?AT DEFEAT MADE IT ! W9N]4 ,9T]E/+ ASPECTS ( ! POLITICIAN'S LOGIC 9 ! ,C>IBBEAN6 

,LET'S NOT R$O FAILURE 

  

,FAC$ ) ?IS VOLUNT>Y SURR5D] TO P[] WE CAN ONLY REM9D \RSELVES ?AT ANY ONE :O ALL[S O!RS TO *OOSE = HIM A /YLE ( LIFE & TO SET HIS GOALS HE ONLY NE$S TO BE ABLE TO IMITATE1 AS *ILDR5 DO4 ,BUT1 EV5 IF HE IS SUCCESSFUL AT IT1 HE IS NOT A MORE PR9CIPL$ HUMAN BE+ BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY A MATT] ( :AT M5 DO1 BUT ALSO ( :AT K9D ( M5 DO IT4 ,( ALL ! ?+S ?AT M5 CAN DO ! MO/ IMPORTANT IS MAN HIMSELF & ASK+ O!RS TO REPLACE HIM IT IS TO GIVE UP ! BE/ ONE CAN DO4 ,EV]Y?+ PO9TS \T ?AT 9DIVIDUALS >E GETT+ LO/ UND] M$IOCRE LEAD]S1 :O >E LIMIT$ BO? 9 9TELLIG5CE & 9CL9ATIONS1 & ?AT !Y HAVE *OS5 TO SUBMIT TO ! RULES ( BEHAVIOR ?AT ?OSE LEAD]S M>K4 ,9 ! UNLIKELY CASE ?AT !SE LEAD]S MI<T HAVE A PHILAN?ROPIC 9/9CT 7BUT NO?+ MAKES US SUSPECT IT71 !N ?IS G5]OSITY W\LD BE BORN \T ( A V]Y LIMIT$ CONCEPTION ( LIFE1 & ITS ONLY AIM W\LD BE TO CURTAIL ANY 9DICATION ( DISAGREEM5T1 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE4 ,LEAD]S ?AT1 9 !IR WILL TO CONTROL1 HAVE SET !IR AIMS TO /&>DIZE US SO ?AT ALL OPPOSITION TO !IR P[]S & *ECKS ON !IR CONTROL >E BANI%$4 

,IF ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE1 :O >E MORE & MORE DEPRIV$1 >E /ILL SUPPORT+ ! REGIME ONE CAN ASK HIMSELF3 MI<T IT BE ?AT ! ,COM&ANTE IS ! TRUE REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,V5EZUELAN SPIRIT AS ! COM$IAN ,ZAPATA SAYS8 ,A DECEIV]1 A LI>1 A SELF PR(ITE]+1 UNPUNCTUAL1 UN?ANKFUL1 & UN$UCAT$4444 ,IF IT IS NOT SO N[ MAYBE AFT] #ad YE>S ( ,*AVI/A P[] IT WILL PROBABLY BE SO1 AS HE WILL HAVE MADE A C\NTRY TO SUIT HIM BY !N4 ,?AT IS1 SMALL1 BO? CULTURALLY & MORALLY SPEAK+1 & SO WILL BE ! SIZE ( ITS PEOPLE4 ,& BY ! TIME ?AT ,V5EZUELA EXITS ?IS D>K SIDE ( ! MOON1 AS IT ALREADY HAPP5$ ONCE BY ! MID #b? C5TURY1 IT WILL AGA9 BE LO/ 9 A WORLD UNKN[N TO IT1 & IT WILL HAVE TO />T ALL OV] AGA94 ,MAYBE !N1 ! ,*AVEZ ,G5]ATION 7BY #bac ?OSE 9 !IR ?IRTIES WILL HAVE SP5T HALF !IR LIFE UND] ?IS REGIME7 W\LD CONSID] A POLITICAL SUCCESS TO COME UP AGA9 ) ! ,PACTO DEL ,PUNTO ,FIJO 7! AGREEM5T BETWE5 P>TIES :I* REGULAT$ ! ,V5EZUELAN POLITICAL LIFE FROM #aieh TO #a#i#i#h74 ,IT W\LD FOLL[ ! SAME LOGIC1 BY :I* ,*AVEZ WAS FIR/ ELECT$ ON ! SAME PROGRAM ?AT ,CIPRIANO ,CA/RO HAD US$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #b? C5TURY4 

,!Y SAY ?AT HI/ORY IS REPEAT$ ?REE TIMES3 FIR/ AS AN EPIC1 LAT] AS A CRITIQUE & A DRAMA1 & F9ALLY AS A F>CE4 ,TODAY ! ,V5EZUELAN PEOPLE HAVE *OS5 TO CONFRONT ! *ALL5GES ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY GUID$ BY ! ,*AVEZ FAMILY1 ) ! NECESS>Y HELP & 5LI<T5M5T ( ,L>A1 ,RANGEL1 ,ACO/A ,C>LES1 ,*ACON1 ,CABELLO1 ,REYES1 ,TASCON1 ,MADURO1 ,FLORES1 ,I/URIZ1 ,RAMIREZ1 ,G>CIA ,C>NEIRO1 ,V>ELA1 ,ESC>RA1 ,ALI ,RODRIGUEZ1 ,ISAIAS ,RODRIGUEZ1 ,M]5TES1 ,GIORDANI1 ,T>EK1 ,B>RETO1 ,B]NAL1 ,VAL]O1 ,>IAS ,C>D5AS & !IR RELATIVES4 ,) !SE NAMES IT IS OBVI\S ?AT :AT IS COM+ IS C]TA9LY NOT AN EPIC1 & WE DON'T KN[ IF WE FEEL LIKE CRY+ OR LAU<+4 

,LAT9 ,AM]ICA SEEMS TO BE TRY+ TO REMA9 *A9$ TO ITS PATRI>*AL & RURAL PA/1 9 :I* IT FEELS SO MU* AT HOME1 REG>DLESS ( FRU/RATIONS & FAILURES1 WAIT+ 9 ?AT C5TURIES LONG CULTURAL *ILDHOOD1 ITSELF AIL+ & 9EFFECTIVE1 :I* MAKES IT RELY ON SELF-PROCLAIM$ 9C>NATIONS ( DE/9Y4 ,LIKE ,P]ON1 ,P9O*ET1 ,FIDEL OR ,PAN*O ,VILLA4 ,N[ ?AT ,P9O*ET IS DEAD & ,FIDEL IS FOLL[+1 ! FIGURE ( DICTATOR-FA!R-MESSIAH-PROPHET1 ?AT HAS MADE SO MU* DAMAGE1 IS RE5ACT$ 9 ,V5EZUELA BY ?IS VOCIF]\S COM&ANTE1 EXACTLY AS IT HAPP5$ ) ITS PR$ECESSORS4 ,A COM&ANTE ) NO?+ TO %[ =1 :O NEV] TOOK P>T 9 ANY COMBAT1 :O S5T O!RS TO DIE & SUFF] TO FUR!R HIS GLORY1 :O LO/ ALL ! BATTLES HE />T$1 AV[$LY = \R B5EFIT1 BUT :I* HAVE ONLY HELP$ HIS 5T\RAGE4 ,?IS DICTATOR-FA!R-MESSIAH-PROPHET HAS BE5 ELECT$ TODAY AS ! PEOPLE'S G5]ATIONAL ROLE MODEL4 

,! TASK = RECON/RUCTION1 NOT YET CON/RUCTION ( ANY?+ NEW1 WILL BE LONG1 PA9/AK+1 FULL ( TE>S & SACRIFICES & WILL DEM& ! BE/ *>ACT]S & CONSCI5CES TO GET ON ) IT4 ,NO?+ ( ?IS HAS EV] BE5 LACK+ TO ! AN>*I/S :O1 TODAY1 SEEM TO BE ! ONLY WAY TO AN ALT]NATIVE FUTURE1 CONSID]+ ! OPPOSITION & ! PRO-GOV]NM5T FACTIONS ?AT WE SEE >\ND US4 

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