I was waiting for someone to spout this nonsense. Now if only I was prepared for the—oh right. Yes I am.
If you want to say the thing that is not true and support government propaganda, fine, sure, go right ahead. (May as well take the opportunity to go in line with what the cops say on the Ferguson scenario while you’re at it.)
But while you’re at it, remember a few things:
- Most, if not all the parties of the Venezuelan opposition, are left wing.

(Left is to the left, by the by. You may see major opposition parties there: AD, Voluntad Popular, for example…)
- Voluntad Popular, the political party that Leopoldo Lopez (opposition leader currently under arrest) is part of the Socialist Internationale— RECENTLY added! You’d think the Socialist Internationale would have a problem if they were far right, huh?
- Recommended reading if you’re still confused:
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.nl/2014/02/remembering-revolutionary-tourist.html
Particularly this bit:
The anti-authoritarian in me bristles when witnessing those with whom I have marched in advocacy of social justice making excuses for autocrats. As members of the Left we have a responsibility to speak out against the abuses perpetrated by the Left in the name of social justice. Policy cannot absolve a government that is in breach of the Social Contract. The government of Venezuela, regardless of its policies, has lost its legitimacy.
http://caracaschronicles.com/2014/02/25/busting-the-myth-of-democracy-in-venezuela/
- Let us, for a moment, say that you are right (which you are not.) Does that justify the human right violations of the Venezuelan government and its agents during the repression of these protests, including destruction of property, violent treatment of civilians on the street, and beating a woman on the ground with a helmet?


Finally, have a video masterlist of proof of the excess brutality and other human right violations in Venezuela.
You’re not the first person to bring up this right-wing nonsense. You won’t be the last, either, but I hope this served to educate you.