Reaching July 28 was a titanic task. I confess that, after having lived through many of the cycles of these more than two decades of struggle against chavismo on the front lines, my expectations were very low a few months ago.
WHAT CHANGED MY MOOD?
During the electoral campaign, we witnessed a growing civil and popular movement. Despite repression, arrests, abuse through raids, business closures, and confiscation of work equipment, humble Venezuelans steadfastly supported Venezuela's democratic leader, María Corina Machado, and filled the atmosphere with hope—something unimaginable in a society that had already fallen into a certain political apathy.
I emphasize humble people because, unlike previous movements led by organized civil society, students, parties, or federations, this time the reality of the country pushed the most dispossessed to take the lead in this libertarian cause. That signal, that fear had disappeared, opened up an interesting scenario.
It was t...
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