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Lies and truths about the situation in Venezuela
Andres AZP / CC
Venezuelan and international media spread a distorted version of the facts; the right bet is to make the country ungovernable
25/02/2014
By Igor Fuser
In recent days Venezuela back in the headlines of newspapers around the world due to a series of street demonstrations. Below, I present a series of lies trumpeted by so-called "mainstream media" and their respective truths.
Lie: Opponents took to the streets because they are unhappy with the direction of the country and want to improve the situation.
Truth: What's going on in Venezuela is called "blow in slow motion," which is to gradually weaken the government to create the conditions for direct assault on power. The current opposition leader Leopoldo López, does not hide that goal, to preach to his supporters to remain on the streets until what he calls "La Salida", ie the overthrow of the government. The scammer script, developed with the participation of agents of the United States, combines the peaceful demonstrations with violent acts such as the destruction of public property, blocking streets and attacks against life Chavista activists. The Venezuelan and international media has a role in this plan, to spread a distorted version of the facts. The right bet is to make the country ungovernable. This is creating a situation of chaos to the point where you can say that the country is "on the brink of civil war" and ask for a foreign military intervention. Another topic of this plan is an attempt to attract a portion of the Armed Forces to the scammer via. But this, so far, has proved difficult.
Lie: Venezuela is an authoritarian regime that imposes its will on citizens and represses the opposing demonstrations.
Truth: There is broad political freedom in the country, which is governed by a democratic constitution, drafted by a freely elected assembly and approved by plebiscite. In the 15 years since the arrival of Hugo Chavez to the presidency, has already been made 19 queries to the population - between elections, referendums and plebiscites - and chavismo emerged victorious in 18 of them. Were clean and transparent elections, adopted by foreign observers from different political tendencies, including right. The former American president Jimmy Carter, who monitored one of these elections, said the Venezuelan voting system is "the best in the world." This same electoral system enabled the achievement of numerous state and municipal governments by the opposition. The country has full freedom of expression, without any kind of censorship.
Lie: Who is protesting because the government is "not take it anymore" the country's problems.
Truth: The attempted coup, in which are inserted the right manifestations, reflects the desperation of the most extreme part of the opposition that does not conform to the results of 2013 elections This sector gave up waiting for the next presidential elections in 2019, or even the next parliamentary elections in 2016, or even the chance to call a referendum on the administration of President Nicolás Maduro, the same year. These are laid down by the Constitution - any thing that is different coup. The right hoped that with the death of Chavez, the process of social transformation known as the Bolivarian Revolution, driven by its leadership, to fall into decline. Also betting on division of Chavista ranks, paving the way for his enemies. Maduro's victory - the nominee by Chavez - the April 2013 elections, albeit by a small margin (1.7% difference), frustrated that expectation. A last throw of the opposition was launched in the municipal elections of December last year. Their leader, Henrique Capriles (twice defeated in presidential elections), said that they'd mean a 'referendum' on popular approval of the federal government. But the votes in Chavista candidates outnumbered the opponents by more than 10%, and the government won almost 75% of the municipalities. At the time, the economy already had the problems that now serve as pretexts for protests, and yet the majority of Venezuelans expressed confidence in the government of Maduro. Therefore, a significant sector of the opposition decided to appeal to the scammer path.
Lie: The government is using violence to quell protests.
Truth: No protest was repressed. The only confrontation between police and opponents took place on February 17, when, at the end of a protest, groups of shock right attacked government buildings in downtown Caracas, torching the headquarters of the General Prosecutor of the Republic and wounding dozens of people. In recent weeks, the violent actions of the opposition have multiplied the country. The governor's house (Chavez) state of Táchira was invaded and vandalized. Officers trucks and fueling stations have been destroyed. Recently, two people transiting motorcycle, died due to strands of barbed wire that extend opponents to block streets.
Lie: The government controls the media.
Truth: About 80% of the media belong to private companies, almost all the opposition direction. But the government has the support of state broadcasters and also hundreds of community radios and TVs connected to social movements and leftist organizations. This ensures the political and ideological plurality in Venezuelan media - something that, unfortunately, does not exist in Brazil, where the right controls the media almost completely.
Lie: The United States follow the situation from a distance, concerned with human rights and democratic values, that are not violated.
Truth: Since the first possession of Chávez in 1999, the American government has been struggling to overthrow the Venezuelan government and return power to the political right. Is amply demonstrated the United States' involvement in the 2002 coup, when Chavez was deposed by an alliance of businessmen, military sectors and television stations. Since then, the opposition has received money and guidance from Washington.
Lie: The problems in supply turned everyday life into a hell.
Truth: There is, in fact, the constant lack of certain consumer goods such as clothing, toiletries and cleaning and car parts, but access to essential goods (mainly food and medicine) is guaranteed for the whole population. This is thanks to the existence of a network of 23 000 points of sale state, scattered throughout the country, especially in poor neighborhoods. There, prices are at least 50% lower than the market value due to government subsidies. Importantly, the main reason for the shortage is neither the lack of money to carry out imports or the inability of the government in the distribution of products. Much of the missing goods are smuggled to Colombia through a clandestine network to which are connected businessmen opposition.
Lie: The current wave of protests is led by youth who are in rebellion against the government.
Truth: Young people participating in protests belong almost entirely to families of high and medium-high, which constitutes the fourth part of the population classes. This can easily be seen by the image of the students who appear in the media. Are almost all white - ethnic group that does not exceed 20% of the Venezuelan population, whose brand is racial mixing. And it is no coincidence that the youth opposition strongholds are the private colleges and public universities elite. Young people are a minority opponents. Otherwise, how is it that chavismo wins elections in a country where 60% of the population are under 30 years? Recent research, based on interviews with 10,000 young people between 14 and 29 years, showed that 61% of them consider socialism as the best way of organizing society, against 13% who prefer capitalism.
Lie: The Venezuelan economy is collapsing.
Truth: The country faces economic problems, some of them serious, as inflation of over 56% in the last 12 months. But this is not a situation of bankruptcy, as in Europe. Venezuela has a trade surplus, ie, exports more than it imports, and has cash reserves to pay for at least seven months of shopping abroad. It is a country without debt. The main economic challenge is the lack of credit caused by the boycott of international banks.
Lie: The public insecurity is getting worse.
Truth: Venezuela faces high levels of crime, as well as other Latin American countries, including Brazil. This theme is one of the priorities of the Maduro government, which came to mobilize army troops policing in certain urban areas, with good results. Improving public safety was precisely the theme of dialogue between the government and the opposition, which began late last year by the president. Chávez himself, in his last term, created the Bolivarian National Police, to compensate for the shortcomings of traditional security apparatus, renowned for corruption. Another strategy is dialogue with youth "gangs" in order to drive them away from drug trafficking and lure them into useful activities, such as community work and cultural production. The big difference between Venezuela and Brazil, at this point, is that there combating crime occurs within a framework of respect for human rights. The Venezuelan public security policy discards the extermination of young people in poor regions, as in Brazil.
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Aprendizado
Lies and truths about the situation in Venezuela
Lies and truths about the situation in Venezuela
Andres AZP / CC
Venezuelan and international media spread a distorted version of the facts; the right bet is to make the country ungovernable
25/02/2014
By Igor Fuser
In recent days Venezuela back in the headlines of newspapers around the world due to a series of street demonstrations. Below, I present a series of lies trumpeted by so-called "mainstream media" and their respective truths.
Lie: Opponents took to the streets because they are unhappy with the direction of the country and want to improve the situation.
Truth: What's going on in Venezuela is called "blow in slow motion," which is to gradually weaken the government to create the conditions for direct assault on power. The current opposition leader Leopoldo López, does not hide that goal, to preach to his supporters to remain on the streets until what he calls "La Salida", ie the overthrow of the government. The scammer script, developed with the participation of agents of the United States, combines the peaceful demonstrations with violent acts such as the destruction of public property, blocking streets and attacks against life Chavista activists. The Venezuelan and international media has a role in this plan, to spread a distorted version of the facts. The right bet is to make the country ungovernable. This is creating a situation of chaos to the point where you can say that the country is "on the brink of civil war" and ask for a foreign military intervention. Another topic of this plan is an attempt to attract a portion of the Armed Forces to the scammer via. But this, so far, has proved difficult.
Lie: Venezuela is an authoritarian regime that imposes its will on citizens and represses the opposing demonstrations.
Truth: There is broad political freedom in the country, which is governed by a democratic constitution, drafted by a freely elected assembly and approved by plebiscite. In the 15 years since the arrival of Hugo Chavez to the presidency, has already been made 19 queries to the population - between elections, referendums and plebiscites - and chavismo emerged victorious in 18 of them. Were clean and transparent elections, adopted by foreign observers from different political tendencies, including right. The former American president Jimmy Carter, who monitored one of these elections, said the Venezuelan voting system is "the best in the world." This same electoral system enabled the achievement of numerous state and municipal governments by the opposition. The country has full freedom of expression, without any kind of censorship.
Lie: Who is protesting because the government is "not take it anymore" the country's problems.
Truth: The attempted coup, in which are inserted the right manifestations, reflects the desperation of the most extreme part of the opposition that does not conform to the results of 2013 elections This sector gave up waiting for the next presidential elections in 2019, or even the next parliamentary elections in 2016, or even the chance to call a referendum on the administration of President Nicolás Maduro, the same year. These are laid down by the Constitution - any thing that is different coup. The right hoped that with the death of Chavez, the process of social transformation known as the Bolivarian Revolution, driven by its leadership, to fall into decline. Also betting on division of Chavista ranks, paving the way for his enemies. Maduro's victory - the nominee by Chavez - the April 2013 elections, albeit by a small margin (1.7% difference), frustrated that expectation. A last throw of the opposition was launched in the municipal elections of December last year. Their leader, Henrique Capriles (twice defeated in presidential elections), said that they'd mean a 'referendum' on popular approval of the federal government. But the votes in Chavista candidates outnumbered the opponents by more than 10%, and the government won almost 75% of the municipalities. At the time, the economy already had the problems that now serve as pretexts for protests, and yet the majority of Venezuelans expressed confidence in the government of Maduro. Therefore, a significant sector of the opposition decided to appeal to the scammer path.
Lie: The government is using violence to quell protests.
Truth: No protest was repressed. The only confrontation between police and opponents took place on February 17, when, at the end of a protest, groups of shock right attacked government buildings in downtown Caracas, torching the headquarters of the General Prosecutor of the Republic and wounding dozens of people. In recent weeks, the violent actions of the opposition have multiplied the country. The governor's house (Chavez) state of Táchira was invaded and vandalized. Officers trucks and fueling stations have been destroyed. Recently, two people transiting motorcycle, died due to strands of barbed wire that extend opponents to block streets.
Lie: The government controls the media.
Truth: About 80% of the media belong to private companies, almost all the opposition direction. But the government has the support of state broadcasters and also hundreds of community radios and TVs connected to social movements and leftist organizations. This ensures the political and ideological plurality in Venezuelan media - something that, unfortunately, does not exist in Brazil, where the right controls the media almost completely.
Lie: The United States follow the situation from a distance, concerned with human rights and democratic values, that are not violated.
Truth: Since the first possession of Chávez in 1999, the American government has been struggling to overthrow the Venezuelan government and return power to the political right. Is amply demonstrated the United States' involvement in the 2002 coup, when Chavez was deposed by an alliance of businessmen, military sectors and television stations. Since then, the opposition has received money and guidance from Washington.
Lie: The problems in supply turned everyday life into a hell.
Truth: There is, in fact, the constant lack of certain consumer goods such as clothing, toiletries and cleaning and car parts, but access to essential goods (mainly food and medicine) is guaranteed for the whole population. This is thanks to the existence of a network of 23 000 points of sale state, scattered throughout the country, especially in poor neighborhoods. There, prices are at least 50% lower than the market value due to government subsidies. Importantly, the main reason for the shortage is neither the lack of money to carry out imports or the inability of the government in the distribution of products. Much of the missing goods are smuggled to Colombia through a clandestine network to which are connected businessmen opposition.
Lie: The current wave of protests is led by youth who are in rebellion against the government.
Truth: Young people participating in protests belong almost entirely to families of high and medium-high, which constitutes the fourth part of the population classes. This can easily be seen by the image of the students who appear in the media. Are almost all white - ethnic group that does not exceed 20% of the Venezuelan population, whose brand is racial mixing. And it is no coincidence that the youth opposition strongholds are the private colleges and public universities elite. Young people are a minority opponents. Otherwise, how is it that chavismo wins elections in a country where 60% of the population are under 30 years? Recent research, based on interviews with 10,000 young people between 14 and 29 years, showed that 61% of them consider socialism as the best way of organizing society, against 13% who prefer capitalism.
Lie: The Venezuelan economy is collapsing.
Truth: The country faces economic problems, some of them serious, as inflation of over 56% in the last 12 months. But this is not a situation of bankruptcy, as in Europe. Venezuela has a trade surplus, ie, exports more than it imports, and has cash reserves to pay for at least seven months of shopping abroad. It is a country without debt. The main economic challenge is the lack of credit caused by the boycott of international banks.
Lie: The public insecurity is getting worse.
Truth: Venezuela faces high levels of crime, as well as other Latin American countries, including Brazil. This theme is one of the priorities of the Maduro government, which came to mobilize army troops policing in certain urban areas, with good results. Improving public safety was precisely the theme of dialogue between the government and the opposition, which began late last year by the president. Chávez himself, in his last term, created the Bolivarian National Police, to compensate for the shortcomings of traditional security apparatus, renowned for corruption. Another strategy is dialogue with youth "gangs" in order to drive them away from drug trafficking and lure them into useful activities, such as community work and cultural production. The big difference between Venezuela and Brazil, at this point, is that there combating crime occurs within a framework of respect for human rights. The Venezuelan public security policy discards the extermination of young people in poor regions, as in Brazil.
http://www.brasildefato.com.br/node/27564
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