of Monica VistaLite
CARACAS - Members of associations and groups italovenezolane filogramsciani, retired to the bar and political activists. And yet teachers, businessmen, students and UCV 'jefes de Patrulla' the PSUV. If the people of Italians in Venezuela is extremely diverse, the policy guidelines in view of September 26 are more mixed than ever and, in essence, reflect the reality of bipolar country.
September 26
In the game, this Sunday, there are 165 seats in Parliament, now mostly occupied by pro-Chavez after opposition deputies in 2005, decided not to participate in the elections with the hope to boycott the voting results. Seats will be allocated to the 60% criterion with single-member constituency, 40% with proportional representation.
The election is characterized by the formation of a new political coalition significantly more diverse in it, the 'Mesa de Unidad Democratic'. A block which collects thirty of political, regional and national, united only by the will to oppose President Chavez. The appointment, therefore, as in the past form of a referendum on President Hugo Chavez and the work of the Bolivarian government. Presence strong opposition in Parliament, in fact, prevent the enactment of reforms necessary for the implementation of the 'socialist revolution'.
At stake, then, is the future of the Bolivarian movement and the 'Socialism siglo XXI'.
From Chacao Sarria
In a bar in Chacao, a middle class area of \u200b\u200bCaracas, engaged in a tournament briscolone cried and smoky meet pensioners and Gino Di Virgilio Giancarlo Giunzone. The first, Abruzzo, is in Venezuela for sixty years, the second we landed in '54 Modena, together with those received by 300 000 Italians Pérez Jiménez. Their idea is clear: if, as they believe, will win the legislative elections of 26S, even if slightly, the PSUV, it will not be because of their vote. "Chavez is the new Stalin," says Di Virgilio, "wants to reach an extreme situation: each in every house there are two machine guns but no water. And people are afraid to talk because they fear being a victim of retaliation." Giunzone echoes: "I like democratic socialism, but when, as in Brazil, when it is not like that, dictatorial Leninist venezolano. Communism has never worked in the old Russia, I do not see why he should do that here." It remarked: "It seems Chavez proves that a feeling of revenge on these people, because it is the only one that is never helped him. "
Chacao If you move from the 'barrio' of Sarria, voices change. Julieta meet Tronconi, daughter of a farmer of the old Milan right now engaged in the municipal council of the area and its political activism as 'Jefa de Patrulla'. He goes from house to house to explain how to vote, to discuss all the gains that could be lost if not it supports the government. She is sure of the victory of the PSUV. I also said to his father: "For each item of business opposition like you, there is a group of workers who want to see their rights defended."
- I see around me every day - he says - means the people believe, and will promote the cause because he is grateful to the ongoing process. She opened her eyes, sees progress in education and health, in helping large and small everyday things, freedom and power to the people that we currently enjoy. Think of his children and his grandchildren, he knows that if the process will not continue we will return to the Fourth Republic, the dictatorship that in many years not only has made a commitment to its people.
Then criticism the campaign "dirty" made by the opposition.
- The neighbors tell me of an opposition that goes in the 'barrios' to offer money for breast implants in exchange for votes - -. complaint All this without presenting a real political project, except to put the spanner in the works for Chavez. In addition, its candidates have several times publicly insulted. And for the Venezolana hatred does not like.
We are in the main road through Sarria. The houses are humble. Behind us a Pdval where to find cheap food and a module for the Barrio Adentro health care free of charge. Julieta kids talking about the "antichavisti middle class that make shopping at Mercal but cover the little bag with a black plastic bag because they are ashamed." Then we show the basketball court, explains the work done by the community to divert young people from the vortex of drugs and crime, to make the 'barrio' safe, to give play areas for children.
- In front of the 'Commander' I see people excited, weeping women moved before the eyes of a sincere person who truly loves his people and gave him what he never had. But Chavez is neither perfect nor omnipotent. A good place for the whole country could only think about God! Precisely for this is responsibility to the people for the achievements and failures. The people can not just criticize, he must organize and act in the first person to make that work.
Even activist Ilaria Tameni, from home Community Radio 'Negro Primero' in Sarria, is convinced of the importance of an active role of the people
-process - he explains - despite the mistakes as a process that makes human consciousness has given to citizens that revolution is made by the officials but the people themselves, the social groups, collectives. Despite the errors, adelante! - Says he - like never before to support today's 'legislator pueblo'.
Five lost years
"I will vote the opposition because I am a convinced democrat and this has become an undemocratic country." Tina Di Battista, President of the Abruzzo and Molise in Venezuela, has no doubts: "Not only people with an education, but everyone should go and vote, thinking about what was and what was lost." Talk about insecurity, the escalation of violence across different social classes, read the complaint "that run counter to democratic principles that we grew up."
- The constant attacks on private property leading to the dissolution of the productive part of the country - he says - and prevent the plans of life, forcing our children to seek new horizons beyond the borders.
Di Baptist critical choice made by the opposition in 2005, when it came to elections in an attempt to delegitimize the results of the vote and called for the formation of a legislative assembly balanced, a real center of political debate. A landslide victory by the part of one of the sides involved, according to her, burn the possibility of a balance of forces required.
- The meeting must be uniform, plural, with a balance sufficient because the laws are the result of a calm discussion. Abstention decided in 2005 was a big mistake in paying the consequences today - decreed -. The presence of An overwhelming majority in fact has eluded all possibility of debate leading to approval of 120 unconstitutional laws which the people had said 'no' in a referendum, because it implied an absolute abuse of power.
Five years lost, then. But not only for the opposition. Far from the positions of Di Battista, Tameni regrets that "in recent years have not been approved more radical necessary (for the rights of sessodiversi for the legalization of abortion) and has not touched the penal code that has preserved its Internal articles unconstitutional and therefore null and void, but they are there, a constant threat against women. "
The perfect Asemblea nacional
"I never would vote in opposition because I want to continue the revolutionary process - explains Martin Levi, computer thirty -. I hope in a parliament composed of a large majority, so that it locks' s function of government. " But then he adds: "At the same time I was assured that plurality and therefore falls within the NA of the opposition so that, through constructive criticism so far thin, constantly pushing the government to act in the best way, acting and action control pressing and stop exposing a scandal at the dictatorship that does not exist. "
Even Favuzzi Carla Diaz, a student Central University of Caracas, has clear ideas about his idea of \u200b\u200bParliament. Judged as "immature" the choice of the opposition to step aside in the last elections, is hoping today in an "Assembly representing both sides equally, that everyone feels represented on it." Then declaring they would vote for the opposition drawn from the disarmament plan because, he explains, "that insecurity is one of the issues that most concern me today."
Mass media
"There are 19 000 deaths murdered each year, companies were nationalized in red, have lost thousands of jobs work, have been closed 34 radio stations and television, have been given away 61 billion dollars. "Pedro Paolucci, vice president of the National Civil Latin American in Abruzzo (Ancla) does not seem to have doubts about his vote. News and figures travel in Venezuela, inform, misinform, contradict each other. And the media are a crucial political tool. Some speak of a "media terrorism" in an international perspective and who has denounced a statement dictatorship imposed by the government. And every idea reflects a political position very clear.
- Unfortunately I think the opposition will take hold because it rests on a powerful mass media and made a good campaign using not only words but also images, invisibilizzando the fact that the revolution is a popular process - says Tameni -. So today the opposition who watch too much television does not realize that they want to sell off the country to the United States and to safeguard the economic interests of the lucky few.
The members of the Circolo Antonio Gramsci in Caracas are some of the bad influence of media on Venezolana.
- The people vote because the opposition is uninformed because of the distortions of the media - say -. He is afraid that taking off his house, that the schools 'cubanizzino' their children.
then stated:
- Of course there is also opposition people in bad faith. Controllers are the old monopoly banking, food. Mendoza are the old, the owners of television who also own banks, had left Miami. Those of stock market speculation, scandal Coninvest. People who play dirty and now can no longer get away with it. On the other hand - they explain - there are those who do not forget the benefits they enjoy every day: school supplies and food at affordable prices, free health care. All of this government have had something during the Fourth Republic could never have "
An election Safe
Contact Anthony Mobilia. His family left Naples and arrived in Venezuela when he was just ten months. E 'convinced of the victory of the PSUV, hopefully even a 80 per cent of the seats. "I sell machinery and business travel throughout Venezuela. When I watch you arrive in a village at the same scene: a 'master' antichavista and a squadron of workers 'red'" he explains. But it is not surprising:
- Socialism is a right way even if full of holes and pins. A lot of people do not support came here with the third grade, he made money, but remained ignorant. Do not know how to interpret Marx, does not know everything that the left did. He takes the board and does not know that this is the daughter of the great battles of the left. For this reason - he says - I am voting for Chavez because he says everything that I've always said, first of the vital importance of education. Before him, Venezuela, in this field, it was worse in the third world ...
Furniture tells of how in the past, the voting centers, assisting in fraud of any kind and is sure of the safety system in this Sunday's vote will count 17 million and a half Venezolana. Also contacted all the other Italians believe in the security of the voting system that even Levi joked, "is certainly safer than the Italians al'estero. With him, Fabio Avolio, professor of Italian, which compares the voting and the counting manual pencil Italians with "modern and secure techniques to vote" taken by Venezuela, which allow you to have the result already a few hours after polls closed.
Also regarding the post-election scenario, the italovenezolani feel safe and are not afraid of particular disorders. But some doubt remains. If Tameni feared "violent acts, destabilizing and terrorist, as has already happened in the past" by the opposition, Giunzone us that "Chavez has armed civilians, while his opponents than demonstrating peacefully in the street."
Monica VistaLite
