[Marxism] reformatted Venezulan Socialist Revolution

[Anthony Boynton]

What is happening in Venezuela today dos not match any
socialist revolution of the past, certainly not the
Russian Revolution.

Does this mean that there is no socialist revolution
happening in Venezuela?

One persistent poster on this list, Paula, seems to
think that since bourgeois institutions still exist,
no revolution is in process. 

Personally I would advise Paula to look at the Russian
revolution from February 1917 to October 1917. The
first revolution had happened, the Czar was gone. The
institutions of czarism remained, but were
disintegrating under the impact of the deprivations of
World War I. 

Venezuela is undergoing a social revolution in slow
motion, under totally different world conditions, and
totally different social conditions. The slow motion
revolution however, includes the disintegration of the
bourgeois institutions of Venezuela. This is exactly
what is happening to the Venezuelan military now - it
is dividing into two camps. 

Will the socialist revolution in Venezuela continue to
advance? More to the point, on what side does Paula
stand in relation to the concrete issues in the
struggle today? 

Is she for passage of Chaves's Constitutional reforms,
or is she against them?

In my opinion, the advance of the Venezuelan
revolution today, in real flesh and blood terms,
requires the passage of these reforms.

I hope Paula that you will take a position on
something that matters, rather than making windy
proclamations about things that no one on this list is
talking about.

(While you are reading Lenin's State and Revolution,
why don't you start reading the history of the Russian
Revolution. You might start with Trotsky and Sukhanov.
Pay attention to the process in the Czar's army, and
then pay attention to the formation of the Red Army.)

Anthony

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