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,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

,TEXT 3 

,ONCE AGA9 WE MU/ CONSID] ! DILEMMA ( :E!R TO P>TICIPATE OR NOT 9 ! ELECTORAL CONTE/ 7REF]5DUM71 ?IS TIME ) ! DIFF]5CE ?AT IT IS NOT A CASE ( *OOS+ A C&IDATE BUT RA!R CON/ITUTIONAL NORMS = ! GOV]NM5T ( COLLECTIVE LIFE4 ,?IS SITUATION REQUIRES C>EFUL REFLECTION4 ,IF WE HE$ CURR5T POSITIONS :AT WE HAVE IS A RUL+ P>TY ?AT ACCEPTS 5 MASSE ! RE=MS PROPOS$ BY ! ,BOSS & 9CREAS$ EMB>RASS+LY 9 A PREM$ITAT$ MANEUV] BY A S]VILE ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY4 ,! ABSURDITIES ( ! ORIG9AL CON/ITUTIONAL RE=MS W]E SO MANY ?AT IT SET ! SC5E = A COMICAL FICTITI\S DEBATE :I* RESULT$ 9 A PLA/]+ ( EQUALLY AB]RANT ADDITIONS4 ,!RE IS NO S]I\S DEBATE ( CONT5T & REASONS1 ONLY DISC\RSES ?AT >E SUBMISSIVE TO ! TYRANT1 )\T ANY O!R SU/A9+ LOGIC ?AN ! DESIRE TO KEEP HIM 9 P[]4 ,! RHETORIC DOES NOT EV5 JU/IFY SOME PROPOSALS )\T DECL9+ 9TO NONS5SE & OP5 CONTRADICTIONS4 ,ON ! O!R H& ! 9/ITUTIONAL OPPOSITION /UMBLES 9 ! D>KNESS1 NOT KN[+ H[ TO CONFRONT IT1 RELY+ ON DISC\RSES & SPOKESM5 FROM ! PA/4 ,!Y HAVE CONT5T !MSELVES ) %[+ ?R\< ! M$IA A SMALL P>T ( ! ABSURDITIES ?AT ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,RE=M CONTA9S- PRECISELY ?OSE P>TS ?AT ?REAT5 !IR [N N>R[ 9T]E/S- ! RADICAL RULE *ANGES ( ! POLITICAL GAME & SOME ( ! RESULTANT CONSEQU5CES1 )\T ANY CLE> POSITION OR DEF9+ ANY SORT ( CAMPAIGN 9 A CONCRETE DIRECTION4 

,?US1 WE SUGGE/ ?AT FAC$ ) ! ALT]NATIVES ( EI!R VOT+ = ! REJECTION ( ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,RE=M OR AB/A9+1 IT IS BETT] TO R5\NCE P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,REF]5DUM & PROMOTE AB/5TION4 ,! TIMID QUE/IONS ?AT >ISE FROM ! GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT]S ( ! ,*AVEZ REGIME CLE>LY DEMON/RATE ! G5]AL LEVEL ( ANALYSIS & UND]/&+ ( ! PROPOSALS1 HI<LI<T+ ! 9FANTILISATION ( ! DISC\RSE PROMOT$ EQUALLY BY ! LEAD]S ( ! MILIT>I/IC PSEUDO-LEFT 9 P[] & ! RI<TW+ & SOCIAL DEMOCRAT OPPOSITION4 ,& SO WE CAN P>TIALLY SEE ! LOGIC BEH9D ! RU% TO *ANGE :AT UP UNTIL REC5TLY HAS BE5 SOLD AS ! 'BE/ CON/ITUTION 9 ! WORLD4 ,! OIL BONANZA ALSO ALL[S ! EXECUTIVE TO 9CREASE ITS BROAD CLI5T NETWORK 9 READ9ESS = ! COM+ ELECTORAL %[D[N4 ,9 ADDITION TO ALL ?IS IS ! CLE> OPPORTUNISM BY :I*1 BYPASS+ PROP] ELECTORAL NORMS1 ! ,GOV]NM5T CONDUCTS ITS ',YES' CAMPAIGN1 =C+ ! SUPPORT ( PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYES & EV]YONE ELSE :O IS DEP5D5T ON PUBLIC F9ANCE4 ,IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO BE REM9D$ ( ! PREC>I\SNESS & LACK ( 9DEP5D5CE ( ! ELECTORAL PROCESS1 AS IS ILLU/RAT$ BY ! TRAJECTORY ( ! LA/ HEAD ( ! ,C,N,E 7,NATIONAL ,ELECTORAL ,C\NCIL71 ,JORGE ,RODRIGUEZ1 :O IS N[ EXECUTIVE ,VICE-,PRESID5T4 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT ) OR )\T VOT]S ! ,RE=M WILL BE PASS$4 ,H[EV] ?R\< AB/5TION & ! ABS5CE ( ! ELECTORATE IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT ILLEGITIMATE1 EV5 :5 IT IS LEGAL4 ,A V]Y L[ NUMB] ( VOT]S 9 ! COM+ POLL W\LD BE A WAY ( DEBILITAT+ ! REGIME FROM MAK+ ANY FUR!R MOVES1 DEMON/RAT+ ?AT !RE IS NO 'REVOLUTION' 9 POPUL> P>TICIPATION BUT RA!R A DEEP5+ ( PRESID5TIAL P]SONALISM4 ,IF Y\ BELIEVE ?AT ?IS IS UNIMPORTANT BECAUSE ! ,GOV]NM5T WILL CONSOLIDATE ITS P[] ANYWAY 7:I* WILL HAPP5 REG>DLESS71 OR BECAUSE PEOPLE PREF] TO BE ON ! W9N+ SIDE EV5 :5 ITS VICTORY IS DECEITFUL OR FRAUDUL5T1 REMEMB] ?AT !RE IS ALWAYS A SPACE TO NEGATE ! VALIDITY ( ! LEAD]%IP DUE TO ITS ILLEGITIMACY4 ,AN ILLEGITIMATE ,GOV]NM5T1 DESPITE ITS MA9TA9+ ITSELF 9 P[]1 DISSOLVES ! TACIT RELATION%IP ( OB$I5CE ?AT ! POPULATION BE/[S UPON IT1 REMOV+1 ALBEIT P>TIALLY1 ! COLLECTIVE ACCEPTANCE ( ITS ACTIVITY1 & ?US ! IMPLEM5TATION ( ITS M&ATES HAVE TO BAS$ 9CREAS+LY ON ! AU?ORIT>IAN EX]CISE ( P[]4 

,A SIGNIFICANT AB/5TION W\LD M>K ! SEP>ATION ( ! PEOPLE1 !IR ASPIRATIONS & DESIRES FROM ?OSE :O HOLD ,/ATE P[]1 AS IT W\LD SIMIL>LY M>K ! SEP>ATION ( ! DISC\RSE FROM ! FACTS1 BREAK+ ! VOLUNT>Y S]VITUDE ?AT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO GOV]N4 ,IT W\LD ALSO HI<LI<T ! FAILURE ( ! ,/ATE AS AN 9/ITUTION ?AT MANAGES COLLECTIVE LIFE1 AT LEA/ 9 T]MS ( ! PRES5T MILIT>I/ & 9DIVIDUALI/ CONFIGURATION4 ,( C\RSE ! TRANSITION FROM ! CURR5T SITUATION TO A CLE> & COH]5T HORIZON ( SOCIAL JU/ICE & LIB]TY WILL NOT BE A*IEV$ 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME4 ,! AVOIDANCE ( %ORTCUTS & A FOCUS+ ON ! RECON/RUCTION ( BELLIG]5T & AUTONOM\S GRASS ROOTS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS IS1 )\T D\BT1 A LONG ROAD1 BUT IT IS ALSO ! MO/ REALI/4 ,A FIR/ /EP 9 ?IS DIRECTION W\LD BE A COMPLETE UND]/&+ ( :AT WE >E LIV+ & :AT CONFRONTS US 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 A P]SPECTIVE ?AT IS BO? REALI/ & UTOPIAN1 :I* WILL NOT BE F\ND 9 ! BALLOT BOXES NEXT ,DECEMB]4 

,IT IS ALSO RELEVANT TO CONSID] ! SITUATION AFT] ! 9ELUCTABLE RATIFICATION ( ! ,RE=M4 ,FROM ,JANU>Y #bh NEW P[]S GRANT$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY TO ! ,PRESID5T1 BAS$ 9 ! APPROV$ CON/ITUTION & ?R\< ! ME*ANISM ( ! ,LEY ,HABILITANTE 7:I* GIVES ,*AVEZ ! ABILITY TO PASS LAWS )\T REC\RSE TO ,CONGRESS7 WILL BE E/ABLI%$4 ,IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO TAKE AWAY EFFICI5CY FROM ! (F5SIVE PREP>$ BY ! RUL+ P>TY 9 ORD] TO HAVE ABSOLUTE P[] 9 HIS7,*AVEZ'S7 H&S OV] ! NATION4 ,WE UND]L9E ! FACT ?AT ,GOV]NM5TAL & ,/ATE ACTIONS TO IMPRISON PUBLIC OP9ION 9 !IR [N H&S HAVE ALREADY BEGUN4 ,?IS PROCESS IMPLIES A SET ( MEASURES T5D+ T[>DS SIL5C+ DISSID5CE1 CRIM9ALIZ+ PROTE/1 SQUA%+ ANY SORT ( OPPOSITION TO ! ,/ATE & LEAD+ ! C\NTRY 9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN MANN] READY TO PUNI% DISS5T+ ATTITUDES1 CALL+ = ITS DISQUALIFICATION ?R\< WORN \T EPI!TS 9 ORD] TO LAY ! BASIS = PUNITIVE RESPONSES4 

,! ,/ATE'S ECONOMIC BOOM IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY SUBORD9ATE TO ! PRICE ( A B>REL ( OIL1 BUT ALSO ?R\< ! EXPANSIVE POLICY ( PUBLIC SP5D+ 9CREAS$ ?R\< NEO-LIB]AL POLICIES & FUND$ BY TAXATION4 ,9 O!R WORDS IT IS NOT SIMPLY A PROBLEM ( 9COME BUT ALSO ( EXP5DITURE & ?IS IMPLIES AN AVALAN*E OR SN[BALL EFFECT ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS CONTEXT ?AT ! AU?ORIT>IAN ADM9I/RATION 9 ! S]VICE ( GLOBAL 5]GY CAPITAL IS AT RISK4 ,! PLANS ( SOCIAL SUPPORT >E F9ANCIALLY BACK$ UP BY ! CURR5T SURPLUS ( FUNDS1 BUT IF ?IS CEAS$ TO BE ! CASE1 DUE TO ! OV]:ELM+ F9ANCIAL LIABILITIES ( ! /ATE1 IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO EMPLOY REGRESSIVE POLICIES ?AT W\LD NEGATIVELY AFFECT ! POPULATION SU* AS FUTURE DEVALUATIONS1 TAX 9CREASES1 CUTBACKS 9 ! ,MISIONES PROGRAM & O!R MEASURES AIM$ AT MA9TA9+ SP5D+ LEVELS4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO EMPHASIZE ?AT DESPITE ! IMM5SE PROPAG&A DEPLOY$1 ! SOCIAL POLICIES IMPLEM5T$ BY ! ',BOLIV>IAN REVOLUTION' HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROV$ ! QUALITY ( LIFE ( ! POPULATION & HAVE 9CREAS$ ! SOCIAL DEBT 9 T]MS ( H\S+1 URBAN SECURITY1 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 EMPLOYM5T & SOCIAL SECURITY4 ,!SE FACTORS WILL G5]ATE SOCIAL CONFLICTS ?AT WILL BE SUFFOCAT$ BY DIFF]5T REPRESSIVE MEANS ACCORD+ TO EA* CASE4 

,FAC$ ) ?IS PANORAMA1 ?OSE ( US :O DON'T R5\NCE LIB]TY & SOCIAL JU/ICE MU/ PREP>E \RSELVES TO CONFRONT A G5]AL 9CREASE ( CO]CION & COLLECTIVE CONTROL4 ,?IS MU/ BE DONE )\T BECOM+ P>ANOID2 WE KN[ ?AT WE >E NOT FAC$ ) ! MILIT>Y GOV]NM5T ( ,MYANM> BUT RA!R AN EXPRESSION ( NEO-MILIT>ISM AS AN EFFICI5T MODEL = MA9TA9+ ! DESPOTIC DOM9ATION ( ,V5EZUELAN SOCIETY1 9 ! S]VICE (1 WE REPEAT1 ! GLOBAL 5]GY M>KET4 ,ALL ( ?IS SUGGE/S ?AT WE MU/ PREP>E1 FROM TAK+ MEASURES = P]SONAL SECURITY TO MAK+ READY = ! ESCALATION ( REPRESSION ?AT WILL BE LEGITIMIZ$ BY ! CON/ITUTION ?AT WILL BE APPROV$ 9 ,DECEMB] & ?AT WILL CONSECRATE ! >*ITECTURE ( ! TOTALIT>IAN ,/ATE4 ,MOV+ BEYOND ! CONS]VATIVE & REACTION>Y ELEM5TS ( ! M$IA DRIV5 OPPOSITION1 ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE MU/ CONFRONT ! GOV]NM5TAL ,LEVIA?AN DEVELOP+ NEW1 CREATIVE & UNEXPECT$ =MS ( ORGANIZATION & RESI/ANCE4 

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