The Main Enemy Is Imperialism: Venezuela and a United Anti-Imperialist Front Against Imperialist Aggression
Murderous U.S. imperialism—get out of Venezuela.
Venezuela’s abducted president, Nicolás Maduro, must be immediately and unconditionally returned to his country. The forcible detention of the president of a legitimate, independent state—and of a member of parliament—is not an “incident,” a “diplomatic crisis,” or a “legal violation.” It is imperialism appearing on stage in its most naked and direct form.
January 3, 2026 is a watershed date. On this day, U.S. imperialism directly attacked the Venezuelan state, kidnapped its legitimate leader, and declared that it no longer even needs to conceal its aggression. This attack is not isolated; it is nothing other than the practical implementation of the new security doctrine proclaimed by the United States. With the so-called “Donroe Doctrine,” Washington once again confirms the truth long exposed by Lenin: imperialism is not a choice, but a necessary stage of monopoly capitalism. It is the inevitable result of finance capital, monopolies, and the redivision of world markets.
Trump’s threat to “reassert control over the Western Hemisphere” is not rhetoric; it is a program of recolonization. What liberals call a “violation of international law” is, in reality, the normal functioning of imperialist law. International law is not neutral; it is a superstructural instrument of imperialist relations of production. It is applied to the weak, suspended for the strong, and weaponized whenever necessary.
The Real Reason: Violence to Prolong a Collapsing Hegemony
This attack cannot be explained solely by Venezuela’s oil reserves. Yes, U.S. monopolies want to regain the privileges they lost under the Bolivarian process. But the decisive factor is that U.S. imperialism has entered a period of historical decline. Like every declining empire, it increasingly resorts to violence.
The attack on Venezuela is part of a broader strategy aimed at breaking China’s economic and commercial influence in Latin America. China’s growing presence in a region Washington views as its “backyard” is shaking U.S. hegemony. For the same reason Greenland is targeted; for the same reason Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba are in the crosshairs. For the same reason Iran is being encircled and Palestine is being pushed toward annihilation.
These are not separate crises but parts of a single process: imperialism’s attempt to reorganize the world by force in the face of deepening global contradictions.
The Principal Contradiction: Between the Peoples and Imperialism
There are many contradictions in the world. But Leninist analysis teaches us which one is decisive. Today, the fundamental contradiction is between the peoples of the world and the imperialist system led by the United States. NATO is the military apparatus of this system.
Any approach that obscures this reality, fragments the struggle, or presents secondary differences as strategic divides objectively serves imperialism.
The Lesson of History: Reformism Disarms
What is happening in Venezuela cannot be considered independently of the 1973 coup in Chile. Neither Allende, nor Chávez, nor Maduro has been able to fundamentally resolve the question of state power. Health care, education, and social rights are of course important; but as long as the bourgeois state apparatus is not dismantled, these gains remain temporary.
Imperialism cannot be abolished through reforms. A system in which monopolies, oligarchs, and imperialist institutions continue to exist inevitably invites counterrevolution. Those who carry out coups are eventually overthrown by coups.
There is only one solution: the total dismantling of imperialism and its local collaborators. Liberation is possible only by relying on organized popular forces. Its name is revolution. Without revolution, imperialism cannot be confronted.
The Front: Unity Against the Main Enemy
The past years have taught us an important lesson. The resistance of the Palestinian people—especially in Gaza—has shown that different political and cultural currents can unite against a common enemy. Under conditions where a legitimate government has been abducted, it is a historical necessity for all democratic, popular, and socialist forces to unite in a common anti-imperialist front.
Those who reject this front are not neutral. Under these conditions, neutrality does not exist; either you stand with resistance, or you become an objective ally of imperialism.
Resistance Is Not an Option—It Is a Necessity
The handcuffed, blindfolded images coming from Venezuela have exposed the true face of imperialist “democracy.” These images reveal today’s balance of forces in the class struggle. From Palestine to Africa, from Latin America to the impoverished neighborhoods of the imperialist metropolises, the same violence prevails.
The democratic space does not arise spontaneously; it is the product of class struggle. Today, this space is being systematically narrowed. This is a warning to us all.
The task of popular, democratic, and socialist organizations is clear: to resist imperialism through every legitimate form of struggle.
Imperialism will be defeated—only those who resist will win!
Anti-Imperialist Front
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