>So supporting the coup against Chávez (then backing out when they so it would fail) is an appropriate >response?
Um, no, how about reading what I said above, that it is inappropriate. The question is whether the US Left should be cheerleading authoritarianism and union busting as a response.
I was quite happy that Chavez survived the coup, despite my disagreements with some of his actions, just as honestly, I am glad that Chavez was not able to undemocratically take over the unions. I hope over time, more progressive forces within the union, independent of direct Chavez control, take over the CTV, but that would never have a chance to happen if Chavez reduced the unions to mere adjuncts of the state as has happened in too many authoritarian "left" countries.
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