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It may be what Venezuelans need. Maybe oil could be the solution for Venezuela's ills after all. A country-wide electric shock thanks to the blatant mismanagement of the country's resources. Thanks to Chávez. The Shock may awake another portion of Venezuelans that still want to believe that Mr. Chavez is somehow a gift to the people. A gift it is. But only that kind of gift that you have to get rid off after you take it out of the wrappers. It is a dark gift. We gave it to ourselves a while ago, thinking it was the miracle. Finally. A gift only in the sense that having endure him for 10 long years, more and more people are coming out of this torpor and realizing that, really people, we deserve better! It it not butter after all! It stops here. 'No es No' . The "Robolusion" is running dry due to low prices of oil and high corruption levels. The New York Times has an article on his new strategy to lure international investment back into the country..."Venezuela is more that ever dependent on oil revenues for about 93 percent of its export revenue in 2008, up from 69 percent in 1998 when Mr. Chávez was first elected", read it on nyt.com. What a revolution! The Washington Post article on him, had Mr. Maduro, his Exterior Minister, protesting. As usual, of course. That's how He makes his money. The article, a balanced and clear indictment on Chavez's sad tenure at the helm of his country, failed to mention that the mere idea of calling for another vote on the same rejected issue (open ended re-elections) is clearly against the Constitution. His own Constitution. Read the article on Washington Post. That he can still get away with it speaks volumes as to what kind of democracy and the rule of who's law he believes in. His twisted democracy looks horribly similar to another pathetic and incompetent authoritarian regime. Tell me about something more 18th century, people!.
Someone that mistreats and insults and abuses a sizable part of the people he was hired to represent with dignity and respect, with the tacit endorsement of his "focas"( Asamblea Nacional, Supreme Court, CNE) is not a democrat.
He is precisely what Venezuelans has been taught to reject since the idea of democracy, not to mention self-respect, became an essential element in the country's fabric. A while ago. The fight is On. The Democratic Alternative will prevail. Venezuela is a proud nation with a bright future. not the one the 'robolusion bonita' represents. The one We All build as Venezuelans and as Global Citizens.