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This is major. Maduro and his party have won clear, landslide victories in free and democratic elections. An unbelievable escalation of fascist regime change project, and a literal coup in action
The Venezuela coup plotters are 100% fascist. They want to take power from a democratic majority with violence, suspend all law and rights, and rule with violent repression. There is no other way for this small, hated elite to take power.
Every propaganda point justifying this fascist coup attempt is thoroughly debunked in this video
More important reports we got during our month in Venezuela during the 2017 coup attempt youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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Conceding to the Venezuela opposition “Maduro is bad, but...” you’re not just talking about Maduro, but about a mass poor peoples’ movement that is in power—highly politically active, fighting to build an equal society, and THEY CHOSE Maduro for a role but THEY are in power...
People act like Maduro is making all the decisions with a small cabal. Nothing could be further from the truth! Millions of poor Venezuelans play a role in debate, discussion and decision making on moving the country forward. I saw mass meetings happening all the time, everywhere
That’s what PSUV in power means—people who had been silenced for centuries finally had a seat at the table, and are actually in power themselves. Their democracy isn’t just voting every few years, but an everyday process. Maduro fills a position but the power is this social force
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Venezuela’s opposition has been invited to collaborate and participate with the mass Chavista movement for years to resolve problems. They have flatly refused, saying this huge, majority social movement of the poor should have no voice—should be silenced. That is a fascist vision
In Venezuela I learned that the only way this minority, unpopular right-wing movement could take and hold power from the pro-government masses is by extreme violence backed by the US, most likely WITH the US military. That is the scariest thing about this whole situation
Maduro even created Constituent Assembly election to meet opposition demands PEACEFULLY, COOPERATIVELY. Even extended candidate deadlines, begging the opposition to run. They refused, and instead murdered candidates and attacked voters & polling places
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The opposition trying to take power with Trump’s backing in Venezuela is the SAME opposition that BURNED ALIVE a young man, as the mob screamed “hey Black guy, this is what happens to Chavistas”
We fled the country because they were trying to lynch us too. A week later, they shot our reporter colleague in the back, nearly killed her. The opposition is fascist through and through
Another reporter they doused in gasoline and tried to set on fire, but he escaped. Last coup plot included plans to blow up pro-government news stations. Mass murdering journalists is fascist
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