I am hopeful this moment will drive the Latin American left into greater cohesion and articulation. It is not an easy moment — many on the Left are frustrated with the rise of the extreme right, but I trust necessity will be a strong driving force.
I think revolutionaries must exercise political coherence. If you fight injustice when the conditions are easy, you must also be ready to fight it when they’re extremely hard.
I am a believer in diplomacy; I think that speaking with frankness and respect can achieve unimaginable success, and that’s why I will always opt for diplomacy before any type of confrontation. I am committed to the revolution because I know that a better world is possible. I have seen it happen in Chávez’s Venezuela, and I saw it come under attack after Maduro was elected.
Socialism is not utopia for me; it was something real — difficult to build, but real. I have been living under the struggle to build socialism, and I want to see it succeed. The greatest threat in the world to that socialist horizon is US imperialism, particularly now in a more desperate and dangerous phase. The only possibility that we can save the planet and build social justice is to defeat empire.
Auteur: Carlos Ron
