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Jan 7 • 10 tweets • 8 min read
In @thetimes, @jessicaduchen exposes Gustavo Dudamel and Venezuela’s “El Sistema” as propaganda tools for Maduro’s dictatorship. Brilliant insights by @pburelli, @Geoffjbaker, and @monterogabriela on corruption in El Sistema 🧵 thetimes.com/culture/classi…
The article references a long-suppressed book by @Geoffjbaker about corruption in El Sistema. Published in 2014 by @OxUniPress, the book was buried, with Oxford doing little to no promotion and then refusing to translate it into Spanish.
Baker’s book is titled “El Sistema: Orchestrating Venezuela’s Youth” examines Venezuela’s renowned music education program, El Sistema, challenging its claims of social transformation through music. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews, Baker explores the program’s organizational dynamics and its founder, José Antonio Abreu. What he uncovers is horrifying and questions the widely held belief that El Sistema serves as a progressive force for social change.
Mar 17, 2021 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
#AlexSaab, key man for #Venezuela’s illegal drug/gold/sanctions deals, is @NicolasMaduro’s chief financial officer managing all economic crime. He’s also the briber-in-chief. Arrested on a fuel stop-over in Cape Verde on his way to Iran, he’s about to be extradited to the US. 🤯
The extradition of Saab to Venezuela would be a cataclysmic event for the Maduro dictatorship. Saab is the financial mastermind of the criminal syndicate running Venezuela. He knows where all of the money came from, where it has gone, where it is hidden, and in whose name.
