Every time Venezuela has embraced democracy, it has been because the military has gone along. Every time Venezuela has rejected democracy, it has happened because of the military. In this case. Let me finish, ma', am, if you don't mind. Unless you want to come up here. This is not true in all cases, but in this respect, Mao was right. (00:58–01:06)
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Asserts that Venezuela's rejection of democracy has historically been due to military actions.
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