Millions of Venezuelan workers, the poor and youth will mourn the death of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez
In an era when the
gap between establishment politicians, who defend big business and the
super-rich, and the masses seems to widen inexorably Chavez stood out. In fact
in the age of austerity the measures he took to alleviate poverty stood out
like a beacon. The workers and youth
in Venezuela will be joined by many around the globe who have been inspired to
support Hugo Chavez’s regime as offering an alternative to imperialism,
neoliberalism and capitalism.
Meanwhile the most
pernicious right-wing capitalist commentators have wasted neither time nor ink
in their outpourings of hatred of his regime.The mourning of his
passing and anger at these attacks must be channelled into a new stage of
working class struggle for socialism in Venezuela and internationally.









