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Venezuela likely has the most mobilized and organized population in the world aside from perhaps Rojava. Each group within this kaleidoscope of social movements maintains varying degrees of autonomy from the state.

We should seek out and support those leftist organizations which advocate keeping the revolution independent from the government. We can be critical of the Chavez/Maduro-run state without throwing away all the legitimate progress made by millions of people there. And of course we must totally oppose US imperialism.

A great book on this subject (though a bit dated now) is We Created Chavez. Another good one is Venezuela Speaks! Voices from the Grassroots.

Hola. Soy un Dominicano criado en los Estados Unidos, y tambien estaba interesado en la situacion en Venezuela hace unos meses. Era una des las cosas que me compelo a estudiar el socialismo.

It will take time to understand. If you read each day little by little, you will understand. I will not simplify this for you. To have knowledge of the situation takes an understanding of Venezuelan history, the capitalist global economy, and the political atmosphere of Venezuela. But I will give you the tools to learn about Venezuela.

First and foremost, read this article. It should be enlightening.

http://roarmag.org/2013/03/chavez-death-venezuela-bolivarian-revolution/

Here is a documentary about Chavez, the political atmosphere of Venezuela, and the coup attempt of 2002:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id--ZFtjR5c

Here are books about Venezuela:

Changing Venezuela by Taking Power
Venezuela Speaks: Voices from the Grassroots

This is a website for news on Venezuela:

http://venezuelanalysis.com/

Bolivia is also a country allied with Venezuela that you should be interested in. Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile are also fairly leftist, and should attract your attention in the future. Here is a book on Bolivia:

The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia

Here is a documentary about an Argentinian workers movement:

The Take

Here is a legendary book that details the history of the Latin American continent has had with imperialism and capitalism:

The Open Veins of Latin America

Here is a book about the Latin American left of the 21st century:

Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America

Here are websites for the Latin American left in general:

http://www.nacla.org/
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/

Here are organizations of the Latin America countries that you should know about:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unasur

Finally, here is just a list of documentaries (mostly about issues in the US, but still useful):

http://www.filmsforaction.org/walloffilms/

Also...is your name from the Japanese video game Ikaruga?