From our Bureau of Socialist Tolerance and Social Justice with some assistance from our Triangle of Latrine American Doom Bureau
No surprise here. Maduro’s adherence to the Cuban Playbook is now taking him to a higher level of repression. Labelling all opponents as “fascists” — a very useful term that Castrogonia has successfully employed for decades to eliminate dissent — Maduro wants to outlaw all dissent. His National Assembly, which is chock full of fraudulently “elected” Bolivarian leftists — will most likely comply with his request.
Not content with simply accusing his opponents of being fascists, Maduro has also accused opposition leader María Corina Machado of having a “satanic pact” with a U.S. church and the owner of the social network X, Elon Musk,
So it goes. At an international level, Castrogonia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, are now more firmly allied as a Triangle of Doom linked to Russia, China, and Iran.
Loosely translated from Diario de Cuba
Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, urged the National Assembly, which is controlled by his political allies, to quickly pass a proposed law against fascism, neo-fascism, and hate crimes. In practice, this law could be used to outlaw any real opposition to his government.
“We are facing malevolent, fascist people. Do you truly understand what fascism is? It is hatred and intolerance turned into violence,” he stated at the end of a demonstration by his supporters, as reported by the Spanish news agency EFE.
During a speech at the end of a rally attended by his supporters, Maduro described the opposition as “malevolent, fascist” and emphasized that fascism involves hatred and intolerance turned into violence. He has repeatedly labeled the main opposition platform, led by María Corina Machado and supported by former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia, as “fascist.” Maduro has also accused them of organizing and funding protests against the official results of the July 28 elections, in which the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) declared him the winner without providing evidence to support his victory.
These protests have been met with violent repression by the government, resulting in at least 25 deaths and over 2,000 arrests. Maduro claimed that if his regime had not “defeated” these protests on July 29, the situation would have escalated into more violence. He expressed full support for the National Assembly’s efforts to pass the law quickly, calling for a strong and efficient response to hate crimes and violence.
Last week, during a meeting of the National Defense Council and the Council of State, Maduro demanded that all branches of government act with greater speed, efficiency, and firmness against crime, violence, and hate crimes, insisting on strict enforcement of constitutional principles.
In a recent speech, the Venezuelan leader used the opportunity to accuse María Corina Machado of having a “satanic pact” with a U.S. church and the owner of the social network X, Elon Musk, whom he declared war against.
“They have a satanic pact with the Satanic Church of the United States. La Sayona puts on a medallion and some strange things because she has a pact with Elon Musk and the Satanic Church of Detroit,” Maduro claimed, without providing evidence to support his allegations.
In Venezuela, “La Sayona” is a ghost of a woman filled with hatred and resentment, and the Chavistas use this term to refer to María Corina Machado.
“That’s why I say we are facing a satanic Goliath,” the Chavista leader complained.
At the beginning of August, Maduro ordered the closure of X in Venezuela for ten days as part of an offensive against social networks. Days earlier, he had uninstalled the instant messaging app WhatsApp from his phone in front of a crowd, urging them to do the same.
Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the Venezuelan Parliament, who was present at the pro-Maduro rally on Saturday, made it clear that the law the legislative body is preparing is aimed at Machado and any real opposition.
The Chavista leader claimed to have heard “a violent extremist” say that she “only wants hatred among Venezuelans,” which he said signaled the “end” of this person, without specifying a name.
“This is your end, Sayona. And these laws we are discussing are meant to provide the people of Venezuela with tools to fight against a scourge (…). There is no negotiating with fascism; fascism is confronted, defeated, annihilated, and extinguished,” Rodríguez stated.
The NGO PROVEA has warned that the so-called “law against fascism” adds to a series of arbitrary regulations aimed at closing civic space, silencing critical sectors, and legitimizing persecutory practices by the Venezuelan state.