Real danger to democracy

There is therefore no way of verifying the results.

In fact, if the usual protocols are applied, there would be little support for the opposition. In a population of more than 30 million, less than eight million considered it important enough to make the effort to vote against the government’s proposal.

What is happening in Venezuela is a continuation of the democratic process so highly touted by capitalist societies, but which is so readily repudiated when convenient.

Venezuelans have to decide what kind of society they want and what works best for them, not to have a formulation imposed on them by any external force, even if that is being channelled through compliant locals.

The chief state prosecutor has parted ways with her erstwhile colleagues and that is her right, even to the extent of rebelling against them.

Democracy protects her right to do so as robustly as she sees fit, but it is not for anyone to decide that for her or how far she wishes to pursue it.

The real danger to democracy in the world today is the propensity for capitalist societies to want to make those decisions for other countries and to create discord in those countries in order to achieve their objectives.

The rest of the world must reject such interventions and resist with all their might in order to protect their sovereignty.

KARAN MAHABIRSINGH Carapichaima