Chavez wins yet again

Hugo Chavez wins yet again, deepening his quest for "Socialism in the 21st century". His opponent, former oligarch, turned leftt-centrist, Henrique Capriles, was forced to admit the election was free and fare, something most Venezuelan gusanos couldn't admit. Venezuela could teach the world on how to improve bourgeois democracy with their e-voting system. Chavez' win doesn't mean an automatic deepening of the socialist project, the danger is that he remains the only leader of the PSUV. Recognizable leaders need to be created, however this doesn't come out of thin air, but the PSUV can do more to create that beginning layer of cadre. More troublesome is the bureaucracy formed around his government. The emphasis needs to be on grassroots activism in the working poor and self involvement of ordinary Venezuelan on the day-to-day business of running Venezuela, starting with organizing basic needs in the neighborhood, active involvement in administrating healthcare, and more active union and worker participation in key industries. Orlando Chirino, presidential candidate for the Partido Socialismo y Libertad, runs on that platform. Nonetheless, in a country that has every right to be wary of foreign intervention we must view a victory for Hugo Chavez as a rightful defeat for  U.S. imperialism, the Venezuelan comprador class and the newly emerging Venezuelan gusano class in the states. The future leaders of the Venezuelan socialist project needs to be formed, from the bottom up.