The State that Chavismo Built Killed Víctor Quero
The main work of Chavismo is that giant State, which serves only to subjugate society, the Chavista State that killed Víctor Quero.
TL;DR
- States were invented to protect humans from catastrophe, evolving into organized societies with governments that reduced risks of famine, disease, and attack.
- Until the mid-20th century, Venezuela lacked a robust state capable of significantly reducing population precarity, with efforts by López Contreras and others laying groundwork for a functional society.
- The promise of development for all in Venezuela was broken, leading to increased inequality and vulnerability, with Hugo Chávez elected in response.
- Chavismo appropriated the state, reversing its role from serving society to serving power, becoming the cause of catastrophe rather than a protector against it.
- The regime deepened corruption and violence, turning the country into a control point and the bureaucracy into a wealth extraction industry.
- Maduro refined repression, using the kidnapping of minors to control entire families and communities, exemplified by the case of Víctor Quero.
- The Venezuelan state now administers harm to millions to provide private benefits to a select few, embodying terror and misinformation rather than justice.
- The Chavista state's principal achievement is its subjugation of society, hindering any path towards democracy and development.