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Doing the right thing takes time. Great struggles aren't won easily or quickly. Transforming generations of oligarch rule is a longterm project. United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) leaders prioritize it.
Dark forces oppose them. Profiteers want things their way. Washington's openly hostile. People power challenges its menace. Chavez did so courageously.
James Petras said "(n)o President in the history of Venezuela (or the Americas did) more to create a sense of national identity."
"He has defended the country with valor and integrity. He has preserved and advanced democratic institutions against US and client attempts to destabilize and destroy the constitutional order."He "created an extensive social welfare net which has raised millions from poverty, eliminated illiteracy and provided a universal free public health system."
He "successfully engaged in consequential international economic aid programs, providing oil at reduced cost to poor countries in Central America and the Caribbean."
New challenging struggles remain. Dark forces never rest. They plot new anti-populist schemes. Transitioning to equitable governance is treacherous. Doing so faces formidable obstacles.
Chavez tread carefully doing it. He accomplished wonders in 14 years. Petras urged him to do more. Control the commanding heights, he said. Above all he stressed banking and finance. Money power matters most.
Chavez did much already. Under Article 156(11) of Venezuela's Bolivarian Constitution, National Money Power controls:
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