The deceptions of María Corina Machado (1)

Published at: 24/01/2025 07:00 PM

Mrs. María Corina Machado has been an emblematic figure in the Venezuelan opposition. Machado , who comes from a family with strong ties to governments prior to the Revolution, has enjoyed wealth and privileges thanks to contracts, perks and businesses for the exploitation of natural resources, such as the Orinoco Steel Company (SIDOR); however, his trajectory to end the Bolivarian Government is marked by a pattern of failures that has repeatedly disappointed its followers.

Despite his political development, the manipulation of his followers through personalities and international media has allowed him to maintain an image of an “ influential person or leader” on social networks and thus take control of information narratives.

The world knows these practices, we know how information manipulation is used in order to modify public opinion or to weaken trust in the authenticity of information.

An example of this was seen with the fall of the Twin Towers in New York; it is an image that will remain in the memory of those who see it, and that, when transmitted, acquired forms and meanings with symbolic force. Thus, this event reminds us of its use to generate the basis for an attack on another country in the name of the fight against terrorism.

This is why there are still people in the world who believe and take for granted the actions taken by Mrs. Machado in her crusade to prevent the development of the life that Venezuelans chose. Since 2002, his actions and statements have always ended in a farce for his followers.

Their attempts to undermine Venezuela's democratic stability have failed, despite their alliances with foreign powers and radical sectors. Since that time, Machado declared that she was going to be the first female president of the country and began to make a series of proposals that only caused confusion to the majority because of the distorted and remote from the reality of her approach; offers such as popular capitalism and sexy capitalism were the subject of laughter among the communities, always with a confrontational discourse that instead of establishing proposals for the growth and development of the nation, only seeks to promote violence and, to show this, here are some examples:

The first major episode of her destabilizing record occurred in April 2002, when María Corina Machado signed the Carmona Decree, a document that supported the coup against President Hugo Chávez. This decree, in addition to trying to dissolve democratic institutions, reflected their commitment to the coup sectors that sought to impose a de facto government. Although this coup failed and Chávez was restored to power in less than 48 hours, María Corina was identified as a figure close to fascism who sought to overthrow the constitutional order.

In July of that year, Machado founded the NGO SÚMATE, with funding from organizations such as the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the Agency of United States for International Development (USAID) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), all entities linked to interests Americans. SÚMATE focused its attacks on the National Electoral Council (CNE) and was a key part of the media campaigns that promoted the oil strike, another attempt to overthrow the democratic government of Venezuela through economic suffocation. However, this strategy failed and the Bolivarian Government emerged stronger.

In 2004, Machado coordinated the collection of signatures through SÚMATE to call for a recall referendum against President Chávez. However, when it finally took place, the Venezuelan people strongly ratified the president's mandate, reaffirming their support for the revolutionary process. This was another failure in their attempt to reverse the popular will .

Her inclination for foreign powers became even clearer in 2005, when she was received by the then President of the United States, George W. Bush, in the White House. This meeting, which tried to be perceived as a meeting between “heads of state”, evidenced their strong ties with American interests. However, despite his attempts to gain international support, his influence on domestic politics failed to be overwhelming.

Later, in 2011, he ran in the primary elections of the Bureau of Democratic Unity (MUD) for the candidacy for the presidency of the Republic. Despite his media image, he only managed to obtain a scant 3.7% of the votes, reflecting the rejection of the rank and file opposing his leadership. This failure in the primaries was another blow to his political career, showing that he was unable to connect even with his own electorate.

During a session of the National Assembly (AN) in 2012, she insulted President Chávez, demonstrating the difference between revolutionary leadership and Machado's empty attacks, making her an object of ridicule and discrediting within the national political sphere.

The following year, despite the fact that the vast majority of Venezuelans were concerned about President Chávez's health situation , he wasted no moment calling for a change of political regime in Venezuela.

Then, in 2014, one of the darkest episodes of her career occurred, when she was one of the main promoters of the “La Salida” plan, which sought to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro by generating violence in the streets. This call unleashed a series of terrorist acts called “guarimbas” that resulted in the death of more than 43 people, victims of fascist violence promoted by Machado and his allies with statements such as “what I want is for Mr. Maduro to resign, this will continue until he leaves”.

In 2015, she was dismissed as a deputy of the AN, when she accepted the position of alternate Ambassador of Panama to the Organization of American States (OAS). This caused Mrs. Machado to report that they violated her right, even though she knows that it is illegal to accept positions abroad when you hold a position of popular election.

The following year, in 2016, together with other figures of the Venezuelan opposition, they violated the deadlines established in the Law for the request for a presidential recall; which caused a new frustration for Mrs. Machado, sending threats to the national president such as; “Nicolás Maduro has to be clear about it at this point: or put Date of the recall, or we Venezuelans with the women in charge, we will make him understand that he has to resign, we have the strength and we have the determination, we are going to liberate Venezuela”.

From there, throughout 2017, Mrs. Machado has actively participated in seeking sanctions and blockades against Venezuela, then explaining to her followers that this “pressure” is to weaken and break the Bolivarian Government, which, with the help of the media , denies its participation in these efforts and presents itself as a Democrat who “fights” for his country.

Many of us know her, but it is important to refresh our memories when Machado intends to continue with a network of lies, which is increasingly weak, generating disappointment, frustration and hatred in his followers.

AMELYREN BASABE/ Mazo News Team