by Ramiro S.
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5 - Withering opposition movements
For years, Washington and its
propagandists in mainstream media have predicted that Maduro and
Assad will eventually be forced out of power through “democratic
uprisings” in both countries. This delusional fantasy has yet to
come true.
Instead, confident forecasts that
both leaders “will step down” have mutated into hopeful
suggestions that “they should step down.” U.S. media pundits and
policymakers alike remain baffled at the fact that Obama left office
before Maduro and Assad did.
What’s the reason for this? It’s
not because they have “consolidated their grip on power,” as both
liberals and conservatives characterize it. Rather, it’s because
millions of Venezuelans and Syrians have recognized that U.S.
intervention does not offer them a future. All one needs to do is
take a look at Iraq and Afghanistan, which the United States has left
in ruins by supporting “pro-democracy efforts.”
Citizens of both Venezuela and
Syria have affirmed that they — not bureaucrats in Washington or
wealthy elites on Wall Street — will be the molders of their own
destiny.
In Venezuela, for example, over
eight million people participated in the country’s July 30 National
Constituent Assembly vote, electing 545 candidates to help rewrite
the Constitution. The democratic process, which was undertaken and
implemented in accordance with the country’s laws, is intended to
bring together broad sectors of society in order to secure peace and
stability.
Since the National Constituent
Assembly vote took place, opposition leaders have remained divided on
whether to participate in upcoming regional elections. Opposition
protests have also lost popularity among swaths of citizens who are
tired of violence and yearn for peace and stability.
And in Syria, Assad’s government
has successfully liberated dozens of Daesh and rebel-held areas that
had been living under the gun for years. The Arab Socialist Ba’ath
Party has also been able to restore electricity, running water and
other important infrastructure in areas that were previously
destroyed by the Syrian opposition and Saudi-backed terrorists.
With help from Russia and Iran,
Syria has also been able to create four safe zones across the
country, which serve as an important first step toward
re-establishing peace and unity in the Middle Eastern nation.
What remains clear is this: the
Venezuelan and Syrian oppositions, which were born together as twin
faces of modern imperialism, are also destined to wither away
alongside one another.
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