Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> 
> A bit old, but it may still be useful.
> 
> *****   _In These Times_  9 November 2001
> NEW WORLD ORDER
> But Venezuela's "revolution" faces many obstacles.
> by John Marshall and Christian Parenti
> 
>  
> Despite all of the obstacles, many Chavistas remain hopeful. "Little
> by little, it'll happen," says Don Julio Cezar, a restaurateur in the
> small beach town of Santa Fe. "The people are learning, the economy
> is developing. This is not a violent revolution-it'll take time."
> 
There have been several"experiments" in non-violent, democratic revolution. Santo Domingo. Chile. (Panama?) And Nicaragua tried to survive democratically. Now Venezuela.
What basis is there for assuming the capitalist classes will _ever_ allow a peaceful transition to socialism?
Carrol