There is something cringeworthy about the progressive condemnations of the US aggression in Venezuela—especially the ones that begin by highlighting Maduro’s authoritarianism, or his violations of «human rights,» or whatever other inanities. Even if Maduro had been a reincarnated Saint Francis of Assisi, the United States would have committed the same outrage, because it cares not a whit whether the political regimes of the nations it seeks to subjugate and plunder are authoritarian, as long as they assume the servile role assigned to them. So those progressives who toss out their little preliminary sermon about Maduro are covert agents in the service of Yankee imperialism—far more treacherous than the right-wing blowhards who openly applaud the aggression.
We should start by remembering that international law, in a world dominated by Anglo-Zionism, is just another branch of fantasy literature. Moreover, unlike his predecessors (who would veil their aggressions in rhetorical fluff seemingly respectful of international law), Trump doesn’t mince words and bluntly declares that he wants to seize Venezuelan oil and natural resources. Certainly, to justify Maduro’s abduction, the Yankees have concocted the “narcoterrorism” narrative, just as on another occasion they concocted the “weapons of mass destruction” narrative; for, as a certain master of propaganda teaches us, any respectable disinformation campaign must tailor its poison to the intellect of the most imbecilic among its audience. But, aside from these concessions to imbeciles, we should thank Trump for his shark-like corporate greed, his coarse manners, and his raw candor, which make the predatory intentions of the United States all the more apparent.
The right-wingers applauding such a vile action—as vile as the blowing up of the Maine or Dewey’s attack on the Spanish fleet at Cavite were in their day—have been disconcerted by the fact that Trump addressed Delcy with respectful words, yet spoke dismissively of that lady who snatched from him the peace prize founded by the inventor of dynamite. But Trump is merely applying to Venezuela the model Kissinger once applied to Spain. First, they get rid of the ruler who blocks or hinders the “transition” they’ve designed (Carrero Blanco in Spain, Maduro in Venezuela); then they promote a supervised “transition” relying on traitors from the old regime, to whom they add a mishmash of an “opposition” composed of people at the service of Uncle Sam—people who project a fresh and reformist image. In Spain, this was achieved by relegating fossils like Carrillo—and even Nicolás Redondo—to irrelevance, while elevating Felipe González, the CIA’s golden boy. Now, in Venezuela, Trump is brushing aside the Nobel-wielding fossil in order to broker a deal between traitors from the old regime and still untainted lapdogs who can fool both progressives and naïve right-wingers alike.
Juan Manuel de Prada
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