(I took this picture today, her sign says: “No more Chavez, Freedom”)The day of “No más Chávez” started online and like all online things, it spread immediately and it brought as a result several demonstrations against the infamous leader around the globe. Chavez declared that this initiative was silly.
Yes, it might be silly to wear white t-shirts and go to a demonstration just to say you are against the man without stating exactly why you are against the man and what the exact purpose of the worldwide street action is.
Then Chavez said that we are not marching/protesting/demonstrating against him, but rather against the people. And it was in the moment I heard that, the moment that I decided to go to the event.
I went there today not just to declare that I’m against him, but rather to make him understand that he is not the people. No one is the people. He’s just a person like me. And I, like any other person, can decide if I march against him or not, without going against anyone else but him. He’s not the people, he’s not Venezuela, and he’s not even the Revolution. He’s just a man, like you and me, and maybe is about time for him to notice the meaning of his own insignificance.