Eventually, socialism always fails.
There is no way around this and to dream and hope of a Utopian scenario, although noble, is a fallacy and as we have seen throughout history, time and time again, it leads to nothing but chaos, anarchy and destruction.
Over the past few years, I have followed the deteriorating state that Venezuela has descended into under the leadership of President Nicolas Maduro. Predicting that it would eventually end disastrously.
Sadly, this is nothing to rejoice, as millions of people have suffered untold hardships, as hunger has wracked the nation of Venezuela, with those being capable of doing so, fleeing the country before it was too late.
Unfortunately, as is typical in these scenarios, many have not had the means to escape the suffering and have now found themselves utterly trapped as this dreadful timeline has progressed.
This has led to social and political angst, with Maduro's "peaceful" socialist government responding in kind, knuckling down on its people in a brutal and gruesome fashion.
Finally, I believe that this may be all coming to a boiling point and will soon reach a catastrophic crescendo, where one side or the other makes a move that will leave the country scrambling to recover from.
Declaring himself the "intern" President of Venezuela, he has deemed that sitting government has competed heinous crimes against the state and broken the people's constitutional rights, therefore needing to be removed from office.
Of course, Maduro has rejected this outright and has once again cracked down on those who would attempt to remove him from office. This of course would be his reaction, as to do so now, would mean his destruction.
In his mind, he has no other option and must do what he needs to do to survive the current increasingly hostile situation that is developing minute by minute, as we speak.
However, he may not be able to contain this new uprising, as powerful forces are backing Juan Guaidó, both within the country and from an international stage.
With the United States leading the way, the following countries have announced that they support Juan Guaidó and believe him to be the lawful President of Venezuela;
- United States
- Colombia
- Brazil
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Argentina
- Guatemala
- Costa Rica
- and Canada
Still, this struggle is far from over and Juan Guaidó will have to convince a large portion of those who stand on the sidelines to rise up and join him.
Top and foremost, he needs to convince the military to back him if he hopes to break Maduro's grasp over the people of Venezuela, something, he has yet been unable to do so.
This is a story that is going to continue to develop at breakneck speed, until something snaps.
Hopefully, in the end, the people and the country of Venezuela will come out stronger and the better, allowing it to move down the path towards growth, healing and recovery, all of which it desperately needs.
