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<h1 class="reader-title">The Bolivarian Revolution Metes Out
Poetic Justice</h1>
<div class="credits reader-credits">By Arnold August -
Trabajadores - May 13, 2019<br>
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<p>On April 30, 2019, the Bolivarian
Revolution defeated the latest in a series
of attempted U.S.-orchestrated coups d’états
since the inaugural one on January 23, when
Guaidó was recognized as "Interim President"
by Washington.</p>
<p>One of the main pretexts being used for the
U.S. intervention is that the May 2018
presidential elections were supposedly
steeped in electoral irregularities and
therefore deficient. Thus, Maduro was,
according to this false narrative, not
elected democratically.</p>
<p>However, in a twist of irony, it is the
very U.S. interventionist activities –
ongoing and supported by the Lima Group –
that resulted in the ratification of Maduro
as president. Since January 23, Venezuelans
in the millions have marched and
demonstrated innumerable times all across
the country in support of Maduro as
President and the Bolivarian Revolution he
embodies. The detractors may scoff at this
manifestation of political expression as not
conforming to the acceptable norms of
democracy, let alone electoral procedures.</p>
<p>However, millions of Venezuelans have
continuously – for close to three months –
voted with their feet and their voices. Can
this experience replace actual voting in a
ballot box? Obviously, it cannot replace the
formality. Nonetheless, the ongoing “voting
in the streets and workplaces” is even more
meaningful than a simple deposit in a ballot
box. In fact, on May 2 the Venezuelan armed
forces “went to the polls” once again to
ratify what they voted for in May 2018.</p>
<p>It is only poetic justice that Maduro has
strengthened his position as the legitimate
president despite, or rather as a result
of U.S. increased aggression. Maduro and the
government know this, so does the U.S.
However, the U.S. cannot afford to admit it,
as it challenges the U.S.-centric view that
people do not want socialism and revolution,
which is supposedly forced upon the people
despite their will.</p>
<p>In addition to an electoral procedure
serving as an excuse for U.S. intervention,
the charge that Maduro and the government
are “authoritarian” at best, or a
dictatorship, irrespective of how he was
elected, also serves as a pretext. Why has
the U.S. not been able to overthrow the
Maduro government? Is it because it is a
dictatorship? No. If it were indeed a
dictatorship, it would be relatively easy
for the U.S. to win over the people, with a
dose of naïveté, to free themselves from
their “oppressors.”</p>
<p>The U.S. could not succeed because of the
civilian–military union. Despite all the
attempts, including the latest one on April
30, it remains not only fully intact, but
its consciousness, patriotism and military
strength have all been strengthened.</p>
<p>The fact that the already broad armed
alliance is continuously sinking its roots
yet further into the communities that are
arming themselves (at their own request)
makes what would normally be applauded as
democratization seen as another proof of
dictatorship.</p>
<p>The U.S. is pitted against this force. Can
the U.S. and its puppet offer democracy? Its
stated goal is to convert Venezuela into an
economic and political satellite of the U.S.
In the face of this, the civilian–military
alliance and the Maduro government are the
guarantee of democracy for the majority of
Venezuelans.</p>
<p>Thus, in yet another twist of irony, the
very government that has been dubbed a
dictatorship, as a result of U.S. policy, is
on a daily basis acting – and more
importantly, being seen by millions of
Venezuelans – as the instrument of democracy
for Venezuela, and not the antithesis of it.</p>
<p>This consciousness is worth its weight in
gold, and it is omnipresent in society,
including the military. The U.S. claims it
wants democracy for Venezuela, but the
majority of Venezuelans are increasingly
gripping on to their own government as the
instrument for maintaining – and seemingly
strengthening – democracy. Virtue is
rewarded while infamy is punished. Moreover,
the way the situation is evolving, the U.S.
is destined to be punished time and time
again, as it is blinded by its own
self-serving, preconceived views on
democracy.</p>
<p>The Bolivarian Revolution’s resistance to
the ongoing U.S.-led economic and political
war is going to be one of the most heroic
chapters in post-World War II Latin American
history. Today, millions of Venezuelans are
writing history.</p>
<p>It is this very outcome that the critics of
the Trump policy fear. Their only difference
with Trump is their claim that his
economic/political (and potential military)
intervention is “counterproductive.” What
does that mean? They fear what they call
“polarization.” This is a liberal code word
for the strengthening of Chavismo, which
strikes fear in the hearts and minds of the
“left” opposition.</p>
<p>The Bolivarian Revolution metes out poetic
justice against all the accusations against
it. It is turning the tables on history and
on its accusers, all the while increasingly
winning the support of people worldwide.
This includes the people in the U.S. itself
and in one of its main allies, Canada. On
the other hand, the U.S. government is
increasingly isolated. It is lashing out
like a mad dog and swinging wildly, such as
on Cuba, and in the process isolating itself
even further on an international scale.</p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this article are
the author's own and do not necessarily
reflect those of the Venezuelanalysis
editorial staff.</em></p>
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