Reflections
by Comrade Fidel
WHAT
THEY WANT IS
Yesterday, I wrote
about what I would do if I were Venezuelan. I explained that it is the poor
people who suffer the most from natural catastrophes and I gave the reasons
why. Later I added: “…where imperialism rules and the opportunistic oligarchy
receive the greater portion of the national goods and services, the masses have
nothing to gain or lose. The empire doesn’t give a damn about the elections…in
the United States, even during presidential elections, less than 50 percent of
registered voters turn out to vote.“
Today I would add
that, even when they are voting for the entire House of Representatives, a part
of the Senate and other important positions, voter turnout in the
I asked, why then
do they employ their enormous media resources to try to drown the Revolutionary
Bolivarian Government of Venezuela in a sea of lies and slander? What they
really want is
We’ve all seen
during these elections, a group of bastards who, together with the mercenaries
from the local print, radio and television press, have gone so far as to
attempt to eliminate freedom of the press in Venezuela.
The enemy did
achieve part of its objective: to stop the Bolivarian Government from obtaining
a two-thirds majority in parliament.
Perhaps the empire
believes it has achieved a great victory.
I believe the
exact opposite: the September 26 election results represent a victory for the
Bolivarian Revolution and its leader Hugo Chavez Frias.
During these
parliamentary elections the participation of the electorate rose to a record
66.45 percent. The empire, with its vast resources, was unable to hold back the
PSUV, which won 95 of the 165 seats, with 6 still
undecided. The most important result is the increased number of young people,
women and other proven militants who were elected.
Today, the
Bolivarian Revolution has the Executive Power, a large majority in the
parliament and a party capable of mobilizing millions of combatants in favour
of socialism.
The
This time they
could not resort to a coup d’ętat in
The armed forces
of this fraternal country both promote and are a part of the Revolution. They
are educated in the spirit and example of the Liberator, and it was their ranks
that nurtured the current leaders who began this process.
Such a union of
forces is invincible; a fact that becomes much clearer with half a century of
experience.
Fidel Castro Ruz
September 27, 2010
3:24 a.m.