Аннотация: The Monologue about bitter aftertaste of a raw material pie
The Monologue about bitter aftertaste of a raw material pie
Many people involuntarily transfer a part of that, partly "mystical", an aura, which surrounded Hugo Chávez, onto Nicolás Maduro.
But, nevertheless, the mysticism is a mysticism. And the reality is a reality.
It is not a lot of in Russia information on a situation in Venezuela. Some publications in media, the Wikipedia ...
For example, somewhere someone mentioned broad development of digital technologies in an electoral system of Venezuela ... Electronic voting...
Is it true? Or not? Somehow you trust this words.
A hyperbolized image of a politician with access to the election button is being built. Anyone who has access to the" button", he sticks [or writes] his name on it. Presses. The screen shows the corresponding name... he won an election... and now he is "legitimate"...
Well ... but at so-called voters is transformed the relation to the state, to the power and to "legitimacy" ... They scan reality and try to orient in events, without looking in "figures" in an election protocols.
The company having access to raw material pie [resource pie] is quite specific community. It is a lot of about it to speak (at present) there is no opportunity.
However this community skillfully rejects [distances] from the power an independent, vigorous people capable to take an independent position. A company with an access to a "resource pie" thinks she is insured itself against competition. But the reality is more complicated.
The result is strange. If there is no competition, then, in contrast, there is a tendency to evade the formation of a compromise with this "specific community". The thought occurs (maybe partly doubtful?): "What sense to participate in any elections with the admission of those who had access to a "resource pie". No trained competitors. They were not given the opportunity to form, to prepare... The conclusion: the monopolizers of a "resource pie" (and the brand of legitimacy - to which many become completely indifferent) - they "simply" "have to leave".
Events in Venezuela develop not the first day. Periodically you catch yourself on some intuitive expectation: "Here now those who consider themselves by the legitimate leadership of Venezuela - they will offer something, will begin some vigorous actions".
Probably, it is just the schemes created after studying of the Russian history.
Different people were at the helm of Russia, for example, from 1917 to the middle of the 20th century. They had different levels of success ... But, nevertheless, they constantly planned something, offered something (sometimes, we admit, an absurd. But, sometimes, - an ingenious), something persistently or with chaotic efforts did ...
In General,you listen to the news from Venezuela... And what?... Words, words ... "Imperialism", "oligarchy", " protection of sovereignty"...
In general, a sovereignty - a thing not bad. But this thing is badly combined with pressing the election button with the surname which is in advance written on the button ...
A bitter aftertaste of a raw material pie ...
February 24, 2019 00:07.
Translation from Russian into English: February 24, 2019 01:11.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Монолог о горьком послевкусии сырьевого пирога".