multi-party bourgeois democracy has proven to be too much of a hassle in both instances. there is heavy foreign interference, primarily through fostering the opposition and by direct coup attempts. if you attempt to work within the capitalist system as a socialist you’ll associate every misfortune caused by the economic structure of society with socialism. eventually as us sanctions continue to strangle your economy and destroy your nation you’ll be voted out and it’ll all have been for nothing. i genuinely do not see how allowing the current state of things continue is in anyway beneficial to their programme. seizing power would prevent any overturning of the present reforms and allow for the cementing of revolutionary control. the west will never consider you legitimate as long as you are in opposition to their interests, they’ll consider you a dictator no matter what you do.
I think Petro is trying to cook up a move like this right now
What gives you that impression if I may ask? Out of all the countries in Latin America I’d think Colombia would be the least likely for something like that to succeed, just on account of how politically divided the country seems to be.
stuff like this: Petro: Disregard of Colombia’s Popular Consultation Decree is Sedition - Prensa Latina
He’s basically calling for a popular uprising in response to senatorial opposition. He’s testing the waters, I think, for calling for the masses to rise up and establish a new system with his support. I don’t know if the popular organization exists for that, but the bar is certainly lower when the president is trying to make it happen.