The end of Maduro's dictatorship is approaching

The end of Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship is approaching. I do not claim desire, it is only an audit of what we can already glimpse. It is not possible to state the exact date of the fall of the regime, but at a time – not so far away – from the dictatorship that will die. There are several strong reasons to prevent this fate, and the usurpers of Venezuelan power can no longer maintain such a diversion of the world. The reality fell on them when the Berlin Wall collapsed overnight in front of the astonished eyes of all those who did not believe that it was possible someday.

The Venezuelan kleptocrats no longer have any social legitimacy and the citizens of this country warn that President Juan Guaidó is the representative of common sense, free elections and an badembly that has him invested as such.: the interim president for a period of democratic reopening. He does not claim more than that of himself and no less.

It is diminished when some journalists describe President Juan Guaidó as the "self-proclaimed president" and Maduro as the "president". The same thing happened for decades with Fidel Castro, who was a dictator with some ideology on the left (now expiring), but who received a treatment that did not fit him. I do not know if he was feared, he was admired or both at once, but even the most democrats succumbed to his "charisma". Painful By the way, the same thing happened with other dictators of Latin America (military), but now almost no one remembers these pathetic routes and no one shows the pictures where they applauded at the time . (The dictators on the right have less marketing but are exactly the same cancer that disqualifies democracy, we should have memorized it already).

Defending those who consider "their" with a Jacobin posture and a tambourine has always seemed to be a merit of left-wing politics, and I am always impressed by the way the liberal Republicans allow these excesses. Are they ashamed, afraid or not convinced of themselves?

What is clear is that Nicolás Maduro did not believe that several top division players in the region would lead him until the last minute, or he thought they would get tired and leave him alone. He thought that Luis Almagro of the Organization of American States (OAS) would like to give up and managed to make the secretary general of this organization only a libertarian antagonist who would even give up not one day his claims to the democratization of Venezuela.. He himself thought of the United States, to whom he was proposing all sorts of "non-sacredness" agreements, and Donald Trump's government – surprisingly – remained firm and did not weaken an inch in his conviction of political change in Venezuela, reproducing the interventionist argument for not allowing the coarse screams of dictatorship. (All those who thought that the oil sent would have noticed how wrong they were in the region).

The Colombian president, Iván Duque, perhaps a key player in this whole arm of democratization, has been a committed player in the Venezuelan cause, being a courageous and sensible president, who is also making his voice heard in these countries. business. Of course, it has a mad border and acts not only in good faith, but also because peaceful coexistence needs peace, no matter the circumstances. With the Lima group and a good part of the free world of Europe, they constitute a heartbreaking sword that daily hammers an immoral dictatorship that is ready for anything to resist.

The reality, strictly speaking, does not come here: the reality is that in Venezuela, citizens are starving, no one knows how to get out of the hell of black-outs (will there be any?) there more?), Lack of food, little water and lack of all kinds of drugs. There, all these geopolitical and strategic readings succumb in a dish of food. This is factual evidence that journalists from where they are have warned and informed the world. That is the reality: a country that aspires to hunger and freedom. It hurts, it makes an impression and all those who have friends there know what we are talking about.

It is certain that many readers will think that there may be different interpretations of the interests of actors who aspire to Nicolás Maduro. In fact, intentions matter little, but the facts are judged (in international politics). And for there to be democracy, the genius Giovanni Sartori made fun of political scientists (lost in their intellectual labyrinths) when they debated (in front of the French) arguing that "at least free elections" must be organized ", then everything else will come. And "free elections" for Venezuelans on foot is synonymous with democracy, regime change, alternation and the end of the Bolivarian era. They want to remove Bolivians from above, but they still fear more than 250,000 armed men. It's the truth. Adjustment variables are those that hold much of Venezuela's destiny in their hands. If they change, Venezuela will be different.

It is true that Venezuela has, as indicated last week, New York Times, the support of Russia who plays the new cold war with the United States and serves to scare you, you are "sirianizar" the region (in fact, the country is a Syria without war, which is crazy if you pay attention to his diaspora). Russia and China are also playing their game, more commercial than anything else, which is why the conflict, in a way, already involves them. This does not cease to be another axis of complication for democracy to return to the sense we understand Westerners. Q – Should not there be an in camera dialogue between the United States and Russia?

Venezuela knows at this stage that elections will not be magical, that a country devastated by narcocorruption does not rise overnight, but he also knows that without this moment, there can be no time of birth of a national reconstruction project, with a patriotic convergence in the basic policies of the state, with a leadership voluminous and the support of the international community.

There are no simple hours for Venezuelans, these are hours, days of extreme concern where the blood must not stain the aspirations of a people. Nicolás Maduro and his gang of narco criminals are already convicted. He knows that we all know that no one knows who will betray him and that no one knows if this treason is not extreme and does not end his life. I understand that few people like to write these questions, but let's be honest, they are in the manual of real possibilities. And he is also on the roadmap to speak of a certain degree of amnesty. Nothing is disposable if the price is democracy. Then you will see how it is done.

Asylum in some countries like Russia or China for some of the usurpers? It may be that the arm of the International Criminal Court will reach them one day. The world is different because we know that crimes against humanity are imprescriptible and they run for life. Yes, I know it, many political criminals are on the run and there is no justice we would like to see in the world with too many autocrats and corrupt people in power in different countries. (Do not talk about Africa). And in some cases, the power of some countries is so huge that, although we all know what they are and what they do, no one would dare to put an accusing finger at them because it was like swimming in a river with tumultuous waters. Let's not be cynical.

Nicolás Maduro tries to imitate the Cuban model, what he does not understand, is that this model counted – often – with a huge American clumsiness, with the fact of being an island and with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) behind geopolitical focus that supported and supported. Today, Russia is not the USSR and China raises everything in a commercial manner. As a result, she will not place all support tiles on a territory she knows they do not own. With Donald Trump's government, they could be unpredictable, which, if it's obvious, is not predictable. If I were Russia, mainly Russia, I would not raise the rope, because the answers might well be in another area and it would be very expensive for everyone on the planet. Pure common sense. I hope it exists.