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"What in the world is happening in Venezuela? Is it exhibit #1 of the failure of socialism, as Trump would have people believe? Is it a case of a proud people standing up behind a bold leader and being attacked by US imperialism, as others claim? Or is it something else entirely, as the left critics (both inside and outside the country) claim? A new book (in Spanish), “Why did Chavismo fail? – a balance from the left opposition” by Simón Porras Rodríguez and Miguel Sorans*, seeks to answer that question. What follows is a summary of some of the main points the book makes and some comments and questions of my own." Basically, the authors present the case that the Chavez/Maduro regime is a bonapartist one that at one time made deep concessions to the working class but since then has followed the opposite course. They also present Guaido as no alternative whatsoever. https://oaklandsocialist.com/2019/08/26/book-review-why-did-chavismo-fail/ John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
