Socialism or Death!

Speaking at the World Social Forum Hugo Chavez proclaimed that the destruction of the Imperialist Hegemon ruled by ‘Mr. Danger’ would be difficult— but not impossible.

He ended his speech with a call to build a global anti-imperialist alliance to defeat the U.S. and spread socialism— or die trying! Now that I think of it, Hugo travels quite a lot for a third world dictator, so what is he up to?

President Chávez: I believe it is possible, and everyday I am more convinced of it. The year 2005 has ended, many things happened in 2005, but it is over. And just think, here in Latin America on November 4th and 5th, Mr. Danger, the very one, in person, went to Mar del Plata: he had a celebration planned, pressuring, blackmailing, and using all the dirty war tactics typical of this empire... and especially this empire, this empire that we face is the most perverse, murderous, genocidal, and immoral that this planet has known in 100 centuries. There has never been a more perverse empire than this one, and cynical, this is a cynical empire!  ~Hugo Chavez

At this point Chavez calls out to someone in the crowd, "Cindy Sheehan— for you a kiss, valiant woman and heroic mother."

The Enemy

Imagine being faced with the, "most perverse, murderous, genocidal, and immoral [empire] that this planet has known in 100 centuries." That's the worst in the last ten thousand years!

More perverse than Hitler and the Nazi's, more genocidal than Stalin or Pol Pot, more immoral than the human sacrificing Aztecs?

To Chavez and his World Social Forum Keepers the U.S is the enemy-- not just any enemy, but, "the most perverse, murderous, genocidal, and immoral [empire] that this planet has known --in ten thousand years." What I wonder is, if we are that bad, then what wouldn't he do to stop us?

The Warning

President Chávez: I warn the government of the U.S. that the next time that we detect U.S. military or civil personnel, especial U.S. military personnel trying to obtain information from our Armed Forces, we are going to throw them in jail... ~Hugo Chavez

Chavez has said that he wishes to field a million man army (perhaps even 2.3 million) and has begun buying weapons seemingly for that purpose, (or rather to defend against impending invasion).

So if the overall goal is to defeat the Imperial Hegemon, how could the forces of Goodness, Social Justice, and Equality represented by the World Social Forum possibly hope to defeat such an oppressive and monstrous foe as Mr. Danger?

The Plan

Chavez continues:

President Chávez: Now, listen, I mentioned the year 2005, so that we can see how and where we are positioned, those of us who strongly state that, yes, it is possible to change the world, and to illustrate that every day there are more reasons to be optimistic and to work with more determination for the promotion of social movements, the articulation of social movements, to retake the position of a great international anti-imperialist front to do battle throughout the world, the battle must global...

Audience: Applause  ~Hugo Chavez

"The battle must be global."

Changing the world requires unity of purpose and, "a great international anti-imperialist front." But how to form this front? Well, for starters, by making alliances with all those who would also like to see the Imperial Hegemon fall.



The Axis

Hugo Chavez's foreign policy schedule is quite impressive. He may have made more official trips than any other world leader in history. I'd be willing to bet that if he hasn't yet visited all of the world's dictators he will have shortly. What is he up to?

President Chávez: We have to link up all our causes, unity, unity, unity, movements united respecting diversity, respecting the autonomy, no one is planning to impose anything on anyone, only coordination, unity, because if we don’t work together we will never triumph not even if we fight for 500 years, only united can we do it, uniting our moral and intellectual forces, our ideas, our diversity, out physical strength, our social movements, our political movements, our local governments.

A World Forum of Local Powers was held here, as a part of the overall Forum: mayors of half the world, governors, national governments, respecting the differences of each country and of each government.  ~Hugo Chavez

Indeed, Iran has embraced Mr. Chavez warmly. Ahmadinajad has openly declared an alliance with Venezuela against the Imperial Hegemon and Chavez has defended Iran's right to have nuclear 'energy'.

These are prerequisites for campaign against hegemony, that has turned into a global movement today." Speaking to Venezuelan Parliament Speaker, Nicholas Madoro, on the sidelines of The Third International Qods Conference, Ahmadinejad further stressed that it is the joint mission of all independent nations and governments, particularly that of Iran and Venezuela, to fight against foreign hegemony and to observe resistance in facing hegemonic tendencies.  ~Campaign Against Hegemony

Connect the dots folks...

Fine, call us what they will, but we are going to give the right the greatest defeat ever on this continent, which will be remembered for 500,000 years.

Audience: Applause  ~Hugo Chavez

What is the half-life of nuclear radiation by the way? I'm not sure that it's 500,000 years exactly but surely an Iranian Nuke taking out an American city would be remembered for some time, no?

How about North Korea? Venezuela is seeking to deepen ties with them as well.

The Fifth Columnists

Considering the forum in which Chavez is speaking, with attendees including many anti-war activists and leftists from all over the world including the United States, and considering the fact that the plan to defeat the enemy is to create a global anti-imperialist alliance, including 'social movements' throughout the world, I'd say that it wouldn't be hard to guess who the fifth columnists are supposed to be. 

President Chávez: Ok, I want to insist, I wand to insist, Abel, Ignacio, Blanca, Juana, Cindy, Aleida, Marcelo, Bernard Cassen and everyone of you, I want to insist that there are reasons that we are optimistic, there are reasons, things are happening that five years ago could not have happened, including a movement on the rise within the U.S. that every day gains strength, conscience and unity.

Audience: Applause

President Chávez: Remember Cindy, who began alone in a tent there in Texas. In front of the ranch of Mister Danger she pitched her tent, a tent of hope, of morality.

Audience: Applause  ~Hugo Chavez

Well, at least we know that Chavez picks his enemies well. Who needs powerful or even rational friends when you have powerful and rational enemies right?

The Urgency

I repeat compañeros, compañeras; I think that time is short, I think that there is not much space to maneuver in, I think that there will be nothing beyond the 21st century if we do not change the world’s course in this 21st century, I think that the phrase of Karl Marx is today more valid and dramatic than ever, there is hardly any time left: socialism or death, but real death— of the entire human species and of life on planet earth, because capitalism is destroying the planet, capitalism is destroying life on earth, capitalism is destroying the ecological equilibrium of the planet. The poles are melting, the seas are heating up, the continents are sinking, forests and jungles are being destroyed, rivers and lakes are drying up; the destructive development of the capitalist model is putting an end to life on earth. I believe it’s now or never. ~Hugo Chavez

It is here that he ended his speech and the audience chanted along with him:

[President Chávez:] Socialism or death!

Homeland…!

Audience: …or death!

President Chávez: We will prevail!

Audience: We will prevail!

President Chávez: A Bolivarian and Revolutionary hug to my sisters and brothers of Venezuela and the world.  ~Hugo Chavez

Just talk? The bluster and bravado of a third world military dictator? Perhaps. But in the past dictators have laid out their plans openly before the world and the world ignored them until it was too late. What's more, after 9/11 we can see that even non-state actors can inflict great pain on us on our own soil.

But, so that we realize, and believe me this doesn’t imply any underestimation of the empire, no, the empire is very powerful, but it is not invincible, that empire… just like the FTAA is buried in Mar del Plata… in this century we will bury the U.S. empire. Be sure of it!  ~Hugo Chavez

 

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