Slee: "Venezuelan government officials such as Jorge Rodriguez deny being under US tutelage and speak of a "cooperative relationship". They are very polite, fearing that any criticism of the US will result in further punishment, while hoping that if they appear cooperative the sanctions will be eased."
Slee infers that Rodriguez is polite out of fear. He has no evidence for that inference. The tenor and content of statements by government officials are more consistent with 1) the desire of the Boli-capitalists to do business, and 2) attempts to persuade the populace that things are going great. Slee: "We can criticise this approach. But if we do, we should put forward a clear alternative." Yup. For a start, compare the actions and statements of Cuban officials. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41451): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41451 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118607353/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
