Venezuela, More Than Palestine, Is Linchpin Of Consistent Radical Left
Palestine is the moral heart of global anti-colonial politics. It exposes the brutality of settler colonialism in its most naked form: land theft, ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and white supremacist domination. For many on the left, solidarity with Palestine has become a defining ethical commitment. But while Palestine functions as a moral litmus test for individuals and organizations across the political terrain from left to right, Venezuela is a structural and political one.
Recent events in Venezuela have dramatically escalated the stakes of anti-imperialist politics in a way that cannot be ignored.