Juramento de los jovenes

Ante las estrellas de este cielo,
a las orillas del Gran Caroní,
con esta brisa en compañía,
con nuestro corazón en la mano y nosotros como únicos testigos,
juramos:
Por el Dios de nuestros padres,
por el Dios de nuestro pueblo,
por nuestras vidas,
por nuestra patria y nuestra bandera,
que ante este y cualquier otro gobierno que comande el destino de la Patria,
no seremos indiferentes ante las acciones que vayan en contra de la Libertad.
Juramos,
defender nuestros derechos y a la democracia porque es nuestro destino,
porque hemos nacido para esto,
porque creemos en la Igualdad,
porque es nuestro deber con el futuro.
Con nuestra acción y nuestro verbo escribiremos la historia de nuestro país.
Seremos entonces el recuerdo vivo del ejemplo a seguir para las generaciones que vienen detrás de nosotros,
en lucha, en valor, en fraternidad, en compromiso y coraje,
frente a quienes atenten contra los principios y valores de los padres fundadores de la República.

A la medianoche, del 29, del tercero, del 2011

LO JURAMOS!!

Juramento de los jovenes de Operación Libertad en Venezuela.

Chávez wakes up to new world order

This Crisis Group report on Venezuela is an important one, it recommends the use of democratic methods to get rid of Chávez. However, it was written before Chávez abandoned democracy with the Cuban package. It can be argued that the situation now is different than in 2008. Also, we have the precedents of Tunisia, Egypt, and even Libya now, which they didn’t have. These cases say that it is legitimate for a popular revolt to overthrow a dictatorship, and in the case of Libya, that it is OK for the armed forces to join the revolt against the dictator. It represents a sea change.

And of course Fidel Castro, being sharp, understands this, which is why he directed Chávez to use TeleSur to put everything on the line to make sure Libya does not become a success for a democratic revolt. They know they are next.

What it means is that the UN has declared color. Chávez cannot use deadly force to suppress peaceful protests, or there will be military consequences.

It is key to have a good social media communication system, though. Sites like Facebook and Twitter can determine the future of Latin America for decades.

One may wonder why he hasn’t realized the risks earlier. My guess is the coca he is chewing (according to his own admission). Scientists have discovered that it affects the risk evaluation center in the brain, making people less wary of the risks of their actions. This may be an important factor to consider when evaluating his behaviour.