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1st December 2009, 13:27
Just to start off this thread; I am not completely in-the-know about how the entire left operates in Venezuela, I only know some details and want some further understanding of how it all works.
It seems to me there is a noticeable 'ultra-left' set of currents there, from a section of the ICC through to fairly high proportions of anarchists (enough to have their own bookfair in Caracas http://libcom.org/blog/first-ever-caracas-libertarian-bookfair-30112009 near the state-sponsored one apparently).
What I'd like to know is who they all are, how they all work with and perceive each other and what concrete positions they hold. There seems to be everything from entryist Trots (IMT I think) in the main PSUV to completely anti-PSUV factions in the PSUV, but what positions do they hold that are for or against the PSUV? What are all the factional tendencies in the PSUV? Who are all the other non-PSUV left organisations and how do they perceive the PSUV and all the other elements of the state-Venezuelan left.
I've read a lot of stuff of Platformists and other 'ultra-leftists' supporting the Chavez regime, raging debates on ABC and libcom (http://libcom.org/forums/thought/the-cra-el-libertario-in-venezuela-as-black-propaganda-for-the-us-state-department) often turn bitter when placed on that subject, Chomsky has espoused support for Venezuela quite heavily as well as met with Chavez (http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/4748), having said that -I'm not sure what concrete line most people take with Venezuela anymore, it seems with every post that people's opinions change. The same Maoists who support Chavez one day are rejecting him the next (the same is true in real life, I have talked to people - the same people I do activist work with and they change their positions daily too!). It might be interesting to see a mix of opinions as to what other organisations should do in action, what lines they should take etc.
Please if we can avoid flaming any way or the other, there is obivously a lot of debate about Venezuela and I think it would be nice to see some people's whole positions about it all in one place.
Edit: Oops, please move to learning if you feel it's applicable
It seems to me there is a noticeable 'ultra-left' set of currents there, from a section of the ICC through to fairly high proportions of anarchists (enough to have their own bookfair in Caracas http://libcom.org/blog/first-ever-caracas-libertarian-bookfair-30112009 near the state-sponsored one apparently).
What I'd like to know is who they all are, how they all work with and perceive each other and what concrete positions they hold. There seems to be everything from entryist Trots (IMT I think) in the main PSUV to completely anti-PSUV factions in the PSUV, but what positions do they hold that are for or against the PSUV? What are all the factional tendencies in the PSUV? Who are all the other non-PSUV left organisations and how do they perceive the PSUV and all the other elements of the state-Venezuelan left.
I've read a lot of stuff of Platformists and other 'ultra-leftists' supporting the Chavez regime, raging debates on ABC and libcom (http://libcom.org/forums/thought/the-cra-el-libertario-in-venezuela-as-black-propaganda-for-the-us-state-department) often turn bitter when placed on that subject, Chomsky has espoused support for Venezuela quite heavily as well as met with Chavez (http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/4748), having said that -I'm not sure what concrete line most people take with Venezuela anymore, it seems with every post that people's opinions change. The same Maoists who support Chavez one day are rejecting him the next (the same is true in real life, I have talked to people - the same people I do activist work with and they change their positions daily too!). It might be interesting to see a mix of opinions as to what other organisations should do in action, what lines they should take etc.
Please if we can avoid flaming any way or the other, there is obivously a lot of debate about Venezuela and I think it would be nice to see some people's whole positions about it all in one place.
Edit: Oops, please move to learning if you feel it's applicable