José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net
Chavez's disappearance is a mystery. Speculations fly: he has cancer, he's dead, he is wounded, he is planning something with Fidel, a medical source said this, a newspaper in Miami said that, Nelson Bocaranda said such a thing in his "runrunes", etc., keeping the Venezuelan people and the world in a state of suspense. Something strange happens, there's no doubt, however, we could be looking another of Chavez's circus acts.
The dramatic removal of a key figure of the plot, and its return after a while, is nothing new, it has been part of Hollywood scripts since the early days of cinema. It is one of those tricks that entertainment producers use to refresh the stories and raise the public's interest.
Snow White was poisoned by an evil witch and then resurrected by the kiss of a prince; in Superman, Lois Lane dies and is brought back to life by the "man of steel" when he makes the time go back; in Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow is eaten by a mythical monster, and returned from the dead through the superhuman efforts of his crew; in The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf falls into an abyss during a fight with a demon and is given up for dead, returning later as a most powerful wizard; in the Twilight series, Edward Cullen decides to say goodbye to his beloved (and to the audience) for her protection, provoking suspense, to then return and continue the vampire story; and there are still many more examples...
But why would Chavez resort to such trickery? The Venezuelan president has already twelve years in power, without having concrete answers to the problems of insecurity, housing scarcity and food supply of Venezuelans. Perhaps "El Comandante" could be hoping to use this as an excuse for the lack of results of his recently announced Mission House (Misión Vivienda), which would have to have thousands of houses built until this date, or maybe he is trying to alleviate a bit of the tension that Venezuelans have been experiencing for years due to his authoritarian style of government, softening his image before the 2012 presidential elections by arousing feelings of compassion and longing.
We can't forget that Chavez's leadership is still based more on his charisma and media skills than in his ability to repress dissent. Before being a strong man, Chavez is a charming entertainer. For now, Chavistas can organize religious ceremonies to pray for Chavez's health, share alleged intelligence reports with the press or give speeches calling for an armed revolution, as Chavez's brother did recently, but if you ask us, all the mystery that has been created with the "disappearance" of the current Venezuelan president seems more an electoral circus than anything else.
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