A few days ago, Barinas Governor and Presidential brother Adán Chávez, rumored to be next in line to the throne, warned the nation that “armed struggle” was another mechanism to obtain and hold power.
You might think this is mere bravado talk. But as commenter ErneX correctly points out, Chávez made this comment with full knowledge the President has cancer.
Just an interesting thing to ponder…
He is a dumbass. If a transitiion is coming you can’t threaten with armed struggle until you have control of the arms. The situation is going to become very volatile and unpredictable. He is showing his cards and burning them before the moment to actually use them comes. Before the armed struggle first comes the political struggle. That will determine wich way the arms are going to get aligned. Let’s remember there are different armed groups, the military, the miltia and the irregulars. Which way is each group going to take is a big question mark. To which group was Adan talking to and who will actually listen to him?
Chavismo as a group is very heterogenous, only Chavez with his particular style could keep them in line. But he made them that way on purpose, keeping them divided and confronted so that no one except him could gather too much power. If he is gone the differences are going to become evident and competition/confrontation is going to get fierce. By design most of them are sheeps and with zero charisma but there are many wolfs out there and they’re going to go at each other and eventually divide into several groups.
Both corrupt and fanatical. A MoFo and an AH in my book.
However much I would not be saddened by seeing him personally try just that and stop a bullet as a consequence… an omission of the so-called Fourth Republic that should be corrected as soon as there’s the occasion… I have the impression that it won’t happen. Too old and too rich for that kind of stuff.
So, I guess those stooges are ruling out primary elections in the PSUV to decide who’s next in line. I am flabbergasted.
I don’t know if that speech, or any statement from the PSUV’s big wigs, should be taken seriously. That’s just some bravado of a mediocre character trying to stand out. Same goes to anything coming from Diosdado and Jaua. You can even see Jaua trying to show some muscle yesterday in his speech. You could read between the lines the message to the other chavista factions: we’re Chavez’s government, you’re not.