Hugo Chavez has left an indelible mark on the history of the
Venezuelan people and of Latin America.
Through his policies of wealth redistribution in the interests of the
poor and working class he has transformed the lives of millions of people.
The Bolovarian Revolution has inspired millions of Latin
Americans greatly contributing to the changes now underway across that continent
breaking the myth of TINA (There Is No Alternative) so cleverly woven by
western imperial interests and their domestic allies in the region.
His policies ensured that millions gained access to
health and education for the first time and made food available and affordable
to the masses. He did indeed make poverty
history for many. He engaged in land
reform that benefited hundreds of thousands of camposinas.
His contribution was to once again put socialism back on
the agenda with renewed vigour as the only real alternative to the bankrupt and
moribund system of capitalism that is inflicting such great hardship on working
people across the world.
His revolution not only touched the lives of the
Venezuelan people but also the poor of the USA whom the nationalised Venezuelan
oil company distributed free fuel for a decade or more doing more for them than
either Clinton or Obama regimes.
We dip our banners to pay homage to a great anti-imperialist
and internationalist but raise them that the struggle against imperialism and
for socialism continues.
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