150 protesters and that a "coalition" - seems pathetic to me.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM Chris Slee via groups.io <chris_w_slee= [email protected]> wrote: > > https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-leftist-groups-rally-against-imperialist-plundering/ > > > Caracas, August 5, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan grassroots > movements have taken to the streets to oppose US control over the country’s > resources and political affairs. > On Tuesday, around 150 people gathered in Caracas’ Plaza El Venezolano in > a demonstration organized > <https://x.com/venanalysis/status/2084434828405981429/photo/1> by a > coalition of leftist political groups, including Comunes, the Communist > Party of Venezuela (PCV), and the League of Socialist Workers (LTS) > ***** > > My comment: While it is good to see a public expression of > anti-imperialist sentiment, the numbers at this rally were small. I > suspect that this indicates a widespread feeling of powerlessness in the > face of the overwhelming strength of US imperialism. > > On January 3 the US bombed Venezuela and kidnapped its president. The > Venezuelan armed forces were unable to resist this attack. Unlike the > Iranian government, which had spent decades preparing for a possible war > with the US and Israel, the Venezuelan government had not taken the threat > seriously enough. (A people's militia had been formed, but it was not > prepared for the kind of attack that took place on January 3) > > In December and January, the US navy took control of 9 ships containing > Venezelan oil exports, and stole the oil. This deprived the Venezuelan > government of its main source of revenue. > > These attacks followed a decade of sanctions amounting to an economic > blockade. > > Faced with this situation the Delcy Rodriguez government has made big > concessions, both economic and political, to US imperialism. > > We can criticise these concessions, but for those living in the United > States or its allies such as Australia, our most important task is to > denounce US actions. We should demand freedom for Nicolas Maduro and Cilia > Flores, an end to the theft of Venezuela's oil revenue, an end to the > sanctions, etc. > > Chris Slee > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42857): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42857 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120678569/21656 -=-=- 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
