- Whom they chose to invite from Venezuela shows the political leanings of the summit, and the fact that they will likely have less influence on Cuba than allied leaders like Chávez or Lula.
Borges said his participation will attempt to change Venezuelan-Cuban relations in such a way that their socialist cooperation, which he says leads to rebels with the FARC and support for any candidate that is not democratic, changes in such a way as to force an "opening." Fidel and Chávez have both already said that "reforms" are already underway in Cuba, and that they began in 1959.
Borges' party is hoping to win big this Fall in the regional elections. But so is every party including the recently consolidated PSUV.
The outcome will largely hinge on how problems such as scarcity and danger work out, and the extent to which the opposition has recovered legitimacy since 2002-2005.
The craven bolivarian leadership -- apparently only out for themselves, many of them -- have made a big mistake in the name of the Revolution in making concessions to the Right, and trying to seek dialog (or whatever) with them. This has only encouraged the latter in their scheming and counterrevolutionary activities.
ReplyDeleteAnd since the venezuelan people are not yet physically organized at a high enough level yet, the honest revolutionaries in the régime must struggle hard to help them overcome whatever they feel has to be dealt with immediately; most probably in the more old-fashioned, "clientelist" way (for a while yet): housing, food, crime, jobs, etc. In no way can the escualido opposition be allowed to undo the few socialist gains that have already been made. Better hard class struggle in the streets than that.
And the Constitution must be advanced in a more socialist direction. Starting this year, ASAP.