Venezuela: Between Nightmare and Despair
Today, while twittering, I couldn’t help but feeling nostalgic for the days when my wife and I, accompanied by family and friends, used to trample the streets of Caracas, along with hundreds of thousands of folks, in protest against the government, who for all intent and purposes, was leading the country towards Castro-Communism. These events took place in 2004 and peaked out on April 11, when the President, on account of these protests, ended up resigning and detained for three days, until the military brought him back to power. Below is a picture I came across in Twitter this morning. It will give you a great idea of what I’m talking about.
Venezuela has again reached a point in its history where the line has to be drawn. This is the line between what’s left of its democracy and the start of its most obscure and bleakest period, since it became an independent republic in 1821. For it is at this very moment in its history that Venezuela is facing its future either as a communist state, under the rule of a deviant and ruthless dictator, or under the democratic changes that need to be made immediately in order to restore the nation to its path of freedom and respect for human rights. Separation of powers, respect for the law and its Constitution, democracy, are some of the concepts and ideas that need to be restored immediately. It is now or never. The tortuous line between freedom and slavery has been drawn this month. Will the forces of evil cross this line or will democracy prevail to defend the line at all sorts. It’s now or never, there won’t be a second chance.
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- Mass protesting in Caracas
