tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post3717058720830535180..comments2024-02-14T11:30:29.227-08:00Comments on Facts For Working People: Venezuelan Elections. Only Two Choices on the TableRichard Mellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997976754939725087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-59078838200654222082017-08-04T05:48:39.475-07:002017-08-04T05:48:39.475-07:00???"defend the gains of the Bolivarian revolu...???"defend the gains of the Bolivarian revolution"...??? what are you talking about? the standard of living of the Venezuelan working people has dropped like a lead balloon. Bolivarian military/bonapartist rule looked good for a few years in large part because the small upturn in their fortunes reflected the rise of oil prices for a few years. you re-posted an article by Michael Roberts that had a very sober and less "bolivarian" take on the tragedy of Venezuela. you need to stop tailing after all and sundry command-party-style governments. the explicitly "socialist" grouplets are decoration on Maduro's constitutional convention and the only hope for the Venezuelan working people and oppressed is self-organization in factory, schools, community councils with the ultimate aim of replacing the capitalist govt whether a Bonapartist regime or a reactionary & US friendly regime.<br /><br />https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/the-tragedy-of-venezuela/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550476607090397935noreply@blogger.com