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RE: [OPE] Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela internal ballot.

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> > So, the members of 12,000 battalions of Bolivarian socialists don't
> > know what democracy looks like but you do? _That_ sounds
> > elitist to me.
> The principles of classical democracy are a matter of fact not opinion.
 
 
Hi Dave Z:
 
Democracy has historically taken different forms in different social
formations and that is a fact. At issue is: who decides which form?
Is it the workers and poor themselves, the intelligentsia, or some
other group?


> Strong popular organisations are essential for transforming society. But
> political parties should not be the basis for decision making in a
> democratic state.
 
 
There is a constitutional separation, I believe, in Venezuela between
decision-making by political parties and the government.
 
 
In solidarity, Jerry

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