"Tremendous courage against the odds"
Kiraz Janicke speaks to Gregory Wilpert for Green Left Weekly
...According to Wilpert, the Bolivarian revolution led by President Hugo Chavez is “really crucial and important as an experiment, as an example, as a place to learn and as an inspiration”.
Venezuela is “a place of world historical importance right now”, said Wilpert. “I think that’s why the word has to get out about it, because most people don’t really know what’s going on and the mainstream media aren’t really doing a good job of reporting on it.”
Wilpert claims that “Venezuela is the only country in the world, as far as I know, where the government is really trying to [work] its way towards something that is anti-capitalist, something non-capitalist. [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chavez talks about it being socialism of the 21st century. Even though it’s not defined exactly which way this process is heading, it’s really the only country in the world that is trying to do something different.”
...According to Wilpert, the Bolivarian revolution led by President Hugo Chavez is “really crucial and important as an experiment, as an example, as a place to learn and as an inspiration”.
Venezuela is “a place of world historical importance right now”, said Wilpert. “I think that’s why the word has to get out about it, because most people don’t really know what’s going on and the mainstream media aren’t really doing a good job of reporting on it.”
Wilpert claims that “Venezuela is the only country in the world, as far as I know, where the government is really trying to [work] its way towards something that is anti-capitalist, something non-capitalist. [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chavez talks about it being socialism of the 21st century. Even though it’s not defined exactly which way this process is heading, it’s really the only country in the world that is trying to do something different.”
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