On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 07:26 PM, Chris Slee wrote: > > Only if the blockade is ended can Venezuela freely decide its economic > policies,
External pressure does not determine internal policy. The early Soviet Union and early People's Republic of China were denied freedom of foreign trade by the Western imperialist powers. That did not determine that they had to give in to capitalism. On the contrary, they rallied and organized the workers and peasants to start along the socialist road right away. The Chavista regime pursued social welfare financed by petro export revenues. "Solidarity" lackeys like Roger Harris call this socialism, while other "solidarity" lackeys see nothing except external pressure. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40632): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40632 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117554663/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
