Condemning the military operation does not legitimize Maduro, an illegitimate president after years of electoral fraud, repression, annulment of the separation of powers and persecution of dissent.
The immediate priority must be urgent de-escalation and ruling out any additional military operations as Trump has threatened. The international community, starting with Europe and the countries of the region must be consistent: condemn any violation of international law and, at the same time, clearly recognize where democratic legitimacy resides in Venezuela today. This problem is neither temporary nor tactical: it is called authoritarianism, corruption and drug trafficking. Respect for international standards and the demand that the mandate expressed at the polls by Venezuelans a year ago be respected are not incompatible objectives. They are, in fact, inseparable.
For Chavismo, this moment marks a historic turning point. The most responsible thing those who still support the regime can do is stop the violence and accept that the cycle is exhausted. Citizens have already spoken at the polls. Letting democracy triumph does not mean surrendering to a foreign leader or submitting to another’s agenda, but rather recognizing that no political project can be sustained indefinitely against its own people.
In the midst of confusion and cross-propaganda, there is one certainty that should not be lost: there will be no democracy without rules, nor rules without containment of force. Immediate de-escalation is the first essential step. The next is to open a transition process that respects the electoral result of July 2024, truly closes the stage of authoritarian Chavismo and returns to Venezuelans something that has been denied to them for too long: the possibility of deciding, without fear and without guardianships, the destiny of their country.
Source: https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-03/fuerza-bruta-en-venezuela.html
The World After 2025: A Hierarchical Democracy
as the Architecture of Peace
Venezuela enters 2026 at a crossroads that feels both familiar and unprecedented. After years of political deadlock, economic contraction, and waves of outward migration, the country now faces a moment in which the old formulas—charismatic strongmen, fragmented opposition coalitions, and exhausted institutions—no longer offer even the illusion of stability. The social fabric is frayed, trust in public authority is thin, and the population is caught between fatigue and a cautious desire for renewal. Yet beneath the surface, something more consequential is shifting: Venezuelans are beginning to question not only who governs, but how governance itself should be structured in a century defined by complexity, interdependence, and the accelerating consequences of institutional decay. It is in this context that the global conversation about new democratic architectures—particularly the emerging model of hierarchical democracy—takes on urgent relevance.
The year 2025 forced the world to confront a truth it had been avoiding for far too long: our current political structures are no longer adequate to manage the scale, speed, and simultaneity of global crises. With more active conflicts than at any point in recent decades, and with wars overlapping in ways that overwhelmed diplomatic institutions, the international system revealed its deepest vulnerability—fragmentation. The institutions built in the mid‑20th century were not designed for a world of instantaneous information, decentralized violence, and planetary interdependence.
If 2025 was a breaking point, 2026 must be a turning point. And one emerging idea—still unfamiliar to many but increasingly resonant—offers a path forward: hierarchical democracy.
Not hierarchy as domination, but hierarchy as order, competence, and responsibility. Not democracy as mere procedure, but democracy as conscious participation and shared enlightenment. In the framework of Operación Serenidad, this is not simply a political reform; it is a civilizational recalibration.
A New Definition for a New Era
Hierarchical democracy, as defined here, is a form of constitutional government of the enlightened people, by the enlightened people, for the enlightenment of the people. It rests on a simple but transformative premise: political power should be exercised by the consent of the governed through a consensus between two complementary forces.
The first is an enlightened meritocracy of servant leaders—individuals qualified not only by technical expertise but by spiritual training, ethical maturity, and a demonstrated capacity for selfless service. The second is an enlightened public, fully informed, capable of self‑rule, and committed to right human relations. In this model, governance is not a contest of interests but a collaboration between wisdom and goodwill.
This system operates with full transparency, accountability, and inclusiveness. It protects civil liberties, upholds human rights, and ensures equal representation. It maintains a robust separation of powers and impartial judicial oversight. In short, it preserves everything democracy promises while strengthening the very capacities that allow democracy to function.
Why This Matters Now
The conflicts of 2025 did not erupt in a vacuum. They emerged from a world where institutions were too weak, publics too polarized, and leaders too often incentivized to inflame rather than resolve tensions. The result was a global landscape in which grievances festered, misinformation spread unchecked, and diplomatic mechanisms lagged behind the pace of escalation.
A hierarchical democracy addresses these vulnerabilities directly.
At the national level, it creates clearer chains of responsibility, reducing the risk of personalized rule or factional capture. Leaders are selected not for charisma or tribal loyalty but for demonstrated competence and ethical grounding. Citizens, empowered by education and transparency, participate not as spectators but as co‑stewards of the common good.
At the regional level, stronger democratic hierarchies allow blocs like the African Union, ASEAN, or the European Union to act with greater coherence. Early‑warning systems, coordinated sanctions, and rapid mediation become not aspirational but operational.
At the global level, a hierarchical democratic framework offers what the world currently lacks: a consistent, legitimate, and principled architecture for conflict prevention. It strengthens international norms, accelerates humanitarian access, and reduces the geopolitical vacuum in which proxy wars thrive.
The Operación Serenidad Lens
Operación Serenidad teaches that political crises are not merely institutional failures—they are energetic distortions. When the Rays of Will, Love, and Active Intelligence fall out of balance, societies drift toward fragmentation, fear, and reactive governance. The turbulence of 2025 was not only geopolitical; it was psychological and spiritual.
Hierarchical democracy is, in this sense, a corrective. It restores the First Ray of Will through principled leadership, the Second Ray of Love‑Wisdom through enlightened public participation, and the Third Ray of Intelligent Activity through transparent, accountable institutions. It is governance as alignment, politics as service, and democracy as a path of collective evolution.
A Realistic Vision, Not a Utopian One
Critics may argue that such a system is idealistic. But the alternative—continuing with structures that repeatedly fail to prevent conflict—is far more unrealistic. Hierarchical democracy does not require perfect leaders or perfect citizens. It requires only a commitment to cultivating the conditions under which wisdom and goodwill can guide public life.
The world has already seen glimpses of this model: truth and reconciliation processes, citizens’ assemblies, deliberative councils, and constitutional courts that operate above partisan fray. These are seeds. What is needed now is a coherent architecture that allows them to grow.
The Choice Before Us
2025 showed us what happens when the world drifts without a compass. 2026 offers a chance to choose a different trajectory. Hierarchical democracy is not a return to old hierarchies nor a rejection of democratic ideals. It is an evolution—a way to preserve freedom while strengthening the structures that protect it.
If humanity is to navigate the storms ahead, it will need more than reactive crisis management. It will need a system capable of harmonizing wisdom and will, competence and compassion, leadership and participation. It will need a democracy that is not merely procedural but purposeful.
In the language of Operación Serenidad, it will need governance aligned with the higher possibilities of the human spirit.
Let LIGHT and LOVE and POWER restore the PLAN on Earth
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