Indifference and wilful blindness by too many taught the Venezuelan regime that democratic and human rights abuses would go unpunished. Just as in Venezuela, opposition to Maduro spans the political spectrum from left to right. Yet Venezuelan refugees have received less than three per cent of the financial support that Syrian refugees have received. The proceeds of that effort, along with additional funds from aligned governments, should be put toward providing material support to the democratic movement in Venezuela. The West did not hesitate to support the Solidarity movement in Poland, and Venezuela’s democratic movement is the modern-day descendant of Solidarity.

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 23:26 UTC