Trump's
Gift to American Socialists
About 12 years ago—in
2014—I wrote this sentence for my book: “Initially, I wanted to find evidence
that would allow me to consider the possibility of socialism in the U.S., but
frankly, it seemed like a chimera… …a new group would be created with the
capacity to blackmail, excuse me, to negotiate quotas, with whom power would
have to be shared. …There doesn't seem to be the slightest danger of
21st-century socialism emerging in the U.S.… perhaps it could be 21 ¾, 21 ½,
22…”.
It's obvious I was
wrong, because not only did it emerge much earlier, but they aren't looking for
quotas or to share power; they want power, and everything points to them
getting it—starting this November…− The worrying thing is that if the Democrats
win a predictable Presidency of the country, it will come with a huge gift. By
the way, will the alternation of power end with Trump?
The current issue is
Trump's lucrative deal with Venezuelan oil, and although on this matter there
are many well-versed experts talking about the current and future illegality of
this agreement, it seems to me—admitting my complete ignorance—that if they
decided to formalize it, it's because they have it armored –figuratively and
literally−. Therefore, it will be a privilege that the US government will enjoy
for many years and beyond…
It's worth clarifying
that I agree that our main partner in all aspects should be the US —as long as
they are the "American Great"— and if the price to pay for the favors
"received" and "yet to be received" is
having prerogatives over our oil, I consider it a fair price.
I also agree that the
risk of Venezuela becoming ungovernable after premature elections that lead to
a change of government is excessively high in the short and medium term, since
this new government would have neither Armed Forces nor State Security Forces,
nor even «allied» political forces, in which to trust, and thus be able to
govern. The US is not going to wait for everything to be resolved before take
over the Venezuelan oil, so it is understandable, even if that's not pleasant,
that Trump, "thinking of the benefits for his country," opt to agree
to this cession negotiation through
negotiation with the Venezuelan interim government, rather than with a fuuuture,
newly elected government, which is far less susceptible to blackmail and one
that will actually be concerned and take action of the country's domestic
problems.
The problem is that the
current situation with Venezuela is so incredibly beneficial to Trump that the temptation greed -so