In a gloomy scenario where the international community is once again gradually losing interest in the Venezuelan cause, indifference and inaction within the country itself do not seem like the right choices today.

The best way to maintain balance in international relations is to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other nations. The risk of failure is significant, and no interventionist action can be justified, regardless of its origin.

Neither Cuba nor Venezuela were moral paradises before their respective socio political disruptions, nor were they hellish. These were societies with both virtuous and dark moments.

The idea that a soft approach toward the regime increases the chances for a democratic transition is both naive and harmful.

The dwindling middle class, which still represents the heart of the weak protest against electoral theft, has to go back to work to survive.

From the outside, we witness the decline of a nation at the hands of rascals who continue the democratic assault at any cost.