Grassroots Activists Speak on Chavez’s Absence: “We’ll Fight Even Harder” [View all]

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By Tamara Pearson

Source: Venezuelanalysis.com

Monday, January 28, 2013

If anyone is clearest about what Chavez’s absence means and what it could mean in the future, it is the grassroots activists and revolutionaries in Venezuela. While private international and national media paint a picture of hopelessness, economic chaos, a power vacuum and power struggles in Venezuela, the grassroots are experiencing a different reality, and have a much more positive outlook for the future. Venezuelanalysis.com talked to five activists from different areas, who gave their opinion on the impact Chavez’s absence has had, and their expectations for the future.

Consolidating the revolution, and all its achievements, keep working- I think that’s what Chavez expects of us. Of course, we’d like him to be here, and emotionally, in December, we were affected, were sad. But we also know that Chavez is human, and whether he can continue now or not, we have to understand that for whatever reason, one day he might not continue. We have to be prepared for that.

The opposition believes that when Chavez as a person disappears, the revolution is over, and we have to show them that it’s not like that."

Chavez’s absence has affected us at Mission Ribas, however we know, and it’s not a secret for anyone, that united we’ll be a take off point for the revolution. Even though those of us who make up Mission Ribas are very young, we have the political, intellectual, and economic capacity to support and develop this revolutionary process.

http://www.zcommunications.org/grassroots-activists-speak-on-chavez-s-absence-we-ll-fight-even-harder-by-tamara-pearson