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Judi Lynn

(160,523 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:58 AM Jun 2014

Venezuela: Activists form communard council

Venezuela: Activists form communard council
Monday, June 23, 2014
By Ewan Robertson, Merida

Activists from across Venezuela met this month to form the National Communard Council, which aims to coordinate the country’s commune movement and present its demands to the national government.

The council was formed in the western state of Lara during a three-day meeting of about 2000 communards (commune members) from around the country. Most represented a particular commune.

The meeting was the fifth national gathering of the independent National Communard Network since the organisation was founded in 2009.

The move is another step forward for Venezuela’s communards. They are seeking to replace the state’s representative political structures, particularly local and regional governing bodies, with direct participatory bodies such as communal councils and communes.

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Venezuela: Activists form communard council (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2014 OP

And you think this is a GOOD thing? FrodosPet Jun 2014 #1

Remember, Judy thinks it's ok to suppress democracy as long as the ruling party is "leftist" n/t Marksman_91 Jun 2014 #2

Replacing established, presumably elected legislative bodies with private groups FrodosPet Jun 2014 #3

They've been awfully quiet lately about Venezuela Marksman_91 Jun 2014 #4

FrodosPet

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1. And you think this is a GOOD thing?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 05:26 PM

Jun 2014

"They are seeking to replace the state’s representative political structures, particularly local and regional governing bodies, with direct participatory bodies such as communal councils and communes."

Will EVERYONE be participating, regardless of membership in a (or THE) commune? This seems like a naked power grab of areas that don't vote PSUV.

Marksman_91

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2. Remember, Judy thinks it's ok to suppress democracy as long as the ruling party is "leftist" n/t

Reply to FrodosPet (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 06:28 PM

Jun 2014

FrodosPet

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3. Replacing established, presumably elected legislative bodies with private groups

Reply to Marksman_91 (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 02:08 PM

Jun 2014

I don't suppose the PSUV fans here are going to describe how disenfranchising non-commune members is MORE democratic than maintaining traditional civic structures, elected by any registered voters who wish to participate?

Marksman_91

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4. They've been awfully quiet lately about Venezuela

Reply to FrodosPet (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 02:17 PM

Jun 2014

The whole Giordani-gate thing has really fractured Chavismo, and the last major blackout and the overwhelming evidence of Maduro's repression against protests and his clear incompetence in running an oil-rich country has probably left them unsure about if the Socialismo del Siglo XXI will survive.

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