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Why Guaidó?
Ruben Sánchez Bakaikoa @arlotea 2019ko apirilaren 16a

Home Note: “Entertainment response at the end.”

First, I came up with some reasons not to tell Guaidó. The answers of the Spanish Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, in the Salvados series, led me to some logical conclusions. In his own words, Trump is behind Guaidó’s self-designation. I had made it absolutely clear. Trump, for his part, has said that "all the options are on the table." That is why the members of the Commission know everything. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Haiti ... And, therefore, Venezuela can become a “civil war” (in which the United States could intervene).

It's curious. Those of us who watch television on Couch almost want to make us the decision-makers of the future of Venezuela, it seems better or worse than Guaidó Maduro; as if the elections were outside Venezuela. Conclusion: if in our public opinion Guaidó is the legitimate president, let us put Guaidó on the table all the possibilities. (On the other hand, during the presidential elections in Venezuela, where they are accused of fraud, former Spanish President Zapatero served as an observer and took them for transparent, legal and models).

But suppose not. Imagine it wasn't a clean election. Who should decide when a state has the right to put its nose outside its borders? The first thing to do is to shape the ranking of states where there is not enough democracy and to act accordingly, and to ensure that the defenders of democracy have access to it for democracy and only for democracy. The suggestion is almost democratic laughter. In fact, Western democratizing interventionism has been a little unfortunate: In Spain not, but in Chile; in Iraq yes, but Saudi Arabia no; in Angola yes, but in South Africa no; in Venezuela yes, but in Colombia no.

In Venezuela, however, perhaps it is, perhaps, necessary for Guaidó to establish himself as head of state in order to make the lives of Venezuelans better. I doubted those majestic powers like Trump, Macron, Casado or Sanchez.

Fortunately, in the sea of uncertainty in which I was wandering, Urkullu – tie and ikurriña – pin-pin-piná-, tweeted, screamed at us, asked me for an election for Venezuela. So, yes. Because what objective can a Basque Democrat have in order for democracy and peace to be established in Venezuela, and nothing else?

In the name of God and of old Lagi, I believed.