Conceding to the Venezuela opposition “Maduro is bad, but...” you’re not just talking about Maduro, but about a mass poor peoples’ movement that is in power—highly politically active, fighting to build an equal society, and THEY CHOSE Maduro for a role but THEY are in power...

People act like Maduro is making all the decisions with a small cabal. Nothing could be further from the truth! Millions of poor Venezuelans play a role in debate, discussion and decision making on moving the country forward. I saw mass meetings happening all the time, everywhere

That’s what PSUV in power means—people who had been silenced for centuries finally had a seat at the table, and are actually in power themselves. Their democracy isn’t just voting every few years, but an everyday process. Maduro fills a position but the power is this social force