On 5/11/07, michael a. lebowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quick rule of thumb--- the opposite of 'protagonistic democracy' is not 'antagonistic' but 'representative democracy'./m
True, but I've been thinking of relative absence of sharp antagonism and emphasis on deliberation and cooperation within the Bolivarian Revolution (as opposed to the kinds of sharp class and faction conflicts you see in Iran). The most prominent conflicts in Venezuela are the ones between those who support the revolution and the oligarchy that oppose it. -- Yoshie
