On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 08:18 AM, Marv Gandall wrote: > > I assume that whatever the left thinks of the Maduro government, it is in > effect offering critical support to it staying in office but demanding > that it reverse course and fight the right wing and US imperialism rather > than surrender power to them. It likely thinks with good reason that it > could not otherwise expect to rally the masses. Is that correct, and if > so, has the left opposition inside and outside of the PSUV been having > some success in moblilizing the party base against Maduro's shift to the > right? Would appreciate links to any articles which address these tactical > questions. > >
I definitely cant speak for the "left opposition inside and outside the PSUV" but most of the Venezuelan leftists I am in contact in, which stretches across the left spectrum, are focused on defending basic democratic rights in the face of a government and opposition than have been responsible for taking most of these away. One of the last remaining rights was the right to vote, but it too is being stripped in front of the world's eyes. That is why regardless of whether they give "critical support" or not to Maduro they recognise the importance of the votes of the recent election being published in order to verify the result. In the absence of this, what the left would be calling for is for an illegitimate government with no clear popular support to hold onto power against the constitution - a dictatorship. And certainly not one of the proletariat. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33222): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33222 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109123065/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
