Re: [Marxism] Does Anyone Here Have a WSJ Subscription?

["Carlos A. Rivera" <cerejota@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "M. Junaid Alam" <mjunaidalam@xxxxxxxxxx>

> Just as Chavez is distinguished from Castro by maintenance of electoral
> democracy, freedom of speech, and virtually complete absence of state
> repression, he is distinguished from reformers like Allende by the
> realization that he can never rest on his laurels -- you have to keep
> moving and build systematic transformation or all your achievements remain
> vulnerable to reaction.


Fidel, when giving an AK-47 to Allende, said "Arm the people". He meant it
literally, as made obvious by the AK-47, but also figuratively, as in "give
them not just guns, but concrete tools of resistance, such as education,
food etc".

Chavez has armed the people. And it isn't just AK-105s.

sks


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