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<div class="gmail-domain-border"></div><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Chavismo Has Not Been Overthrown; It Is Wounded</h1></div>
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<font size="1"><span class="gmail-aft-image-caption">Venezuelan Acting President Delcy
Rodríguez, accompanied by National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez
and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. Photo: PSUV/file photo.</span> </font></p><p><strong>Western/white Latin American watchers are
pronouncing the Bolivarian project as dead, claiming that Delcy has
\u201coverthrown\u201d Chavismo.</strong></p>
<p>By Carlos Cruz Mosquera (ANTICONQUISTA) \u2013 May 21, 2026</p>
<p>A more mature and nuanced analysis from the Left is that Venezuela\u2019s
Bolivarian project is wounded, and some aspects are more affected than
others. Importantly, reports from within the country indicate that the
Bolivarian project continues providing social and public programs for
the masses.</p>
<p>Furthermore, significant efforts continue to break the ongoing US
sanctions in order to sustain these popular programs. This is why it is
important that we do not fall into simplistic and impulsive
denunciations of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and her
administration.</p>
<p>Importantly, what the denunciations of Western leftists fail to focus
on is the central role of their own movements and governments in all of
this. Their own leftist movements have not only been ineffective in
terms of supporting Venezuelan sovereignty, but they have also failed to
bring about anything close to the Bolivarian project.</p>
<p>Moreover, stating that Chavismo has been overthrown or that it\u2019s a
spent force ignores the millions of Venezuelans\u2014not just those in
government\u2014who continue to make up the project. This Eurocentric,
frankly racist perspective ignores the millions of Venezuelans who
continue to be on the streets for Chavismo.</p>
<p>We must recognize, however, that there is a serious issue when it
comes to certain policies, particularly international solidarity. We
have seen that Chavismo\u2019s renowned anti-imperialist stance has been
affected. Importantly, the recent case involving the extradition of
former diplomat Alex Saab has led many to portray it as the last nail in
the project\u2019s coffin. While it does appear to be a serious betrayal,
the reality is more complicated\u2014a reality that Western Latin American
watchers, from their remote offices, are often slow to grasp.</p>
<p>It could be true, as Delcy\u2019s government argues, that Saab was both an
effective trade envoy for the Bolivarians and, at the same time,
involved in irregular dealings. This is not a stretch, considering that
Saab\u2019s lawyer and close associate was none other than Abelardo de la
Espriella\u2014Colombia\u2019s Trump-style, far-right presidential candidate,
known for his close links to criminal networks in Colombia and across
the region.</p>
<p>Yes, agreed: if he committed a crime, then he should be tried at
home, whether in Colombia or Venezuela. However, portraying Saab as an
innocent loyalist being betrayed misses the nuance of the case\u2014nuances
often overlooked by overzealous Western leftists with simplistic
positions, in which our protracted processes are seen as either wholly
heroic or wholly villainous.</p>
<p>The comradely position to take on Venezuela\u2014and on our whole region
right now\u2014is to accept that imperialism has impacted our projects in
recent times, but also to recognize that our people continue to resist,
sometimes forced to compromise, yet always seeking to create social,
economic, and political space to continue deepening our projects. In the
end, Venezuela\u2019s people will triumph and reclaim the path that Chávez
envisioned.</p>
<p>(<a href="https://x.com/ANTICONQUISTA/status/2057531722645061931" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANTICONQUISTA</a>)</p>
<p>CCM/OT</p>
<div><div><p></p><h5><span>Carlos Cruz Mosquera</span></h5><p></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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