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I've been following the thread here on fascism as it relates to the situation in the Ukraine. Though the dynamics are completely different, aren't we seeing all the needed elements for a fascist formation to develop in Venezuela? Sections of the right-wing have given up on electoral politics. The monied elite seems to be encouraging middle class and upper class youths exclusively to take to the streets. The protests have been mainly contained within middle and upper class communities. The violence has been against the working class. The YouTube videos are showing the upper layers causing the disruption while its been the poor removing the barricades and asking for the government to put an end to it. We also have the US government running out of options to assist the Right. They took a blow to the chin from the OAS. All that's left are sanctions, which no other country in the region will go along with and to finance rightists mercenaries. The monied elite still haven't come up with a way to defeat the masses when they decide to mobilize on defense of the democratically elected government. That being said, isn't there enough for a fascist formation to become a long standing threat in and out of the electoral process to the current Venezuelan governments, the masses, and the programs they're supporting? Regards, Jim Brash Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
