[AUT] Reply to Chuck0 re: Venezuela

["Nachie " <communist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I think that American anarchists (or Yankee anarchists if that's more
>>specific) have been following the situation in Venezuela. The fact that
>>another leftist is in power in some country isn't an excuse for us
>>anarchists to soften our criticism of the Chavez government. There are
>>enough signs already that the Chavez government is drifting towards
>>being just another authoritarian government.
>>
>>I support efforts by Venezuelans to move their lives in an anarchist
>>direction. I see little reason to give the Chavez government a free pass
>>just because he happens to be a leftist.
>>
>>Chuck0

Like it or not, the ineffectual passive-aggressive attitude of most "yankee" anarchists is a de facto free pass for Chavez. It's this trap that the essay is warning 
specifically against. Even if all this text accomplishes is an outpouring of anti-Chavez anarchist writings, that would be better than just sitting on our hands. What I'd 
be more interested in, however are constructive ideas on spreading such views within the most active layers of the Venezuelan proletariat with a mind towards 
building more extra-governmental branches (a la MST) in this "Bolivarian" tree. The first step is probably to promote any frequently-updated anti-government media 
and analysis in Venezuela.

If Chavez becomes another Castro, then we all will have benefited greatly from having concretely helped the Venezuelan anarchists at this stage to successfully 
promote in the mass consciousness the concept of revolution as having to outlive Chavez, both in qualitative struggle and lifespan.

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