[nasional_list] [ppiindia] THE FOURTH WORLD WAR IS AGAINST NEOLIBERALISM
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INTERVIEW WITH VENEZUELAN AUTHOR LUIS BRITTO GARCIA :
"THE FOURTH WORLD WAR IS AGAINST NEOLIBERALISM"
Eric Contreras
"I always say that on February 27, 1989, the fourth world war begain in
Venezuela. The third was the Cold War, and the fourth is the war against
neoliberalism, which began in Caracas on that day."
Luis Britto is a member of the generation of Venezuelan intellectuals who came
of age amidst traumatic circumstances, with the fall of the Marcos Pérez
Jiménez military dictatorship in 1958, followed by the armed struggle of the
1960s, the defeat and obligatory political reflux of the left that came after.
This generation, who had shared a critical and sarcastic view of the Venezuelan
political system, was deeply divided when Hugo Chávez began to emerge as the
leader of a controversial revolutionary process. In that breakup, Britto took
the side of "Chavismo", supporting the changes that Chávez pursued when he
became president.
Born in Caracas in 1940, Britto has twice won the prestigious Casa de las
Américas literary award from Cuba (1970 and 1979), and in 1980 the Latin
American Playwright award. Whether he likes it or not, he is one of the
"celebrities" of the 6th World Social Forum in his native city.
-What impact does the World Social Forum have on the globalisation process?
-The importance of the WSF is that it is a centre for debate about this reality
that is known as social movements, which are forms of organisation and of
action for society, which are not framed in the political party context, nor in
business, and nor are they states.
They are a new and dynamic realty that are grouped, in general terms, around
very specific objectives, for example, the war against privatisation of water
in Cochabamba (Bolivia), the ethnic issues of some indigenous movements, the
movements of landless peasants in Brazil, and the Zamoranos in Venezuela.
Now, people organise themselves around those goals, which usually have a great
ability to build unity and cooperation with other similar groups, and that is
why you see a vast spectrum in the World Social Forum, in that there are
environmental, economic, ethnic and gender movements, and all kinds of things.
Before all of this is a sort of "agora" of social movements, to find their
points of contact, where they can collaborate, or establish a dynamic with
another social movement. In my opinion the "Caracazo" [the 1989 riots in
Caracas in which some 400 people were killed, mostly at the hands of security
forces] was an immense social movement, and that shows you, especially in
Venezuela, that there is a great capacity of very small social groups to
suddenly coordinate themselves in an improvised way around a specific
objective.
Chávez's ascent to power with the elections, was another one of these things.
Chávez did not have a party, in official terms, nor did he have major
publicity, but he won anyway.
The reposition of Chávez in power, and the end to the oil strikes, was more or
less that same thing. This is the great new dynamic reality in the world and in
Latin America. The problem is the following: the states have disassociated
themselves from the peoples, and later it was the political parties.
The people have chosen their own way, in particular coming together around
social movements.
-Do you think social movements are now on the offensive?
-Yes, for me they moved to the offensive a long time ago. I always say that on
February 27, 1989, the fourth world war began in Venezuela. The third had been
the Cold War, and the fourth is the war against neoliberalism, which began in
Caracas on that day.
The movement against the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) ... a great
union of social movements has emerged, the Continental Social Alliance. Where
there was a meeting of the ones in power, who were going to impose neoliberal
policies, then they appeared, they staged demonstrations, protests, manifestos,
mobilised opinion, etc. When the entire world seemed to shut up, the presidents
agreed to the economic packages, the parties thought it was great, but the
social movements took to the street.
-As the 6th WSF continues, have you seen a main issue of debate emerge?
-All of the issues are central. It would be trite to refer to a dominant issue.
Without ecology, we would all die; without the fight against poverty, ethnic,
racial, classist discrimination, our societies would always be a confrontation
of oppressors and the oppressed.
Without the debate on gender issues, patriarchy would last forever, or would be
replaced by maternalism, for example. It is precisely the social movements that
emerge because the states and the parties thought these were issues that didn't
merit their attention. It turns out the great dynamic force in Latin America,
that whole garbage pail, is worth the effort. It is what is mobilising Latin
America and the Caribbean.
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