Luis Bonilla-Molina makes no mention of the US blockade as a source of Venezuela's problems.
The blockade, which previously relied on secondary sanctions to deter companies from trading with the Venezuelan government, is now enforced by US warships, which have carried out acts of piracy, stealing oil exported from Venezuela. Bonilla-Molina gives no indication of how the Venezuelan government should deal with the blockade, not to mention the threat of new and possibly much more severe bombing raids. Delcy Rodriguez is negotiating with the US. Any deal agreed under such circumstances will be bad. Only political change in the US can end the blockade and the threat of new attacks. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Fred Fuentes via groups.io <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 25 January 2026 5:29 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [marxmail] Rallies in Venezuela demand freedom for Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores Internationally, people are asking: Where is the popular response? The truth is that there have been no spontaneous mass mobilisations and autonomous responses to what occurred. The small marches that have taken place have been called by the government, mobilising mainly public employees and the social base it still maintains, which, although diminished, is nonetheless important for these purposes. How can we explain this? Maduro’s regime has created such a disaster for workers’ living conditions that large segments of the population see his departure as the only chance for change. Citizens seem to have reached a point where they are willing to see if the new circumstances leads to improved wages, allows for the return of the 8 million migrants whose exit fractured Venezuelan families, restore the regular and stable functioning of public services (water and electricity), and establish institutions to address the healthcare, food and housing needs of the vast majority. https://links.org.au/venezuela-epitaph-revolution -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40355): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40355 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117446514/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
