Venezuela post 10E
Venezuela has confirmed that it is a country under tyranny. I don't like the term 'dictatorship' because it has no legal basis. If we look more closely at these issues and move away from the American political science view that these problems don't matter, 'tyranny' fits better. We already knew that Maduro's regime was a tyranny, but this certificate was missing. The Venezuelans' insistence on a peaceful electoral process delayed the delivery of this certificate, but it is a step forward. The current media is tough on past tyrants and situations but tends to ignore current ones unless they are against left-wing politics. It took the Venezuelans 22 years to convince the Western world that Chavismo was an oppressive, undemocratic regime. The way it has undermined democracies from within has already become an example for many would-be tyrants, no matter what their beliefs are. What's going on in Venezuela? The opposition has the most votes, but th...