The first attempt of the Bolivarian Revolution at hijacking the country’s education system for political purposes took place towards the end of 2000, when Hugo Chávez, now posthumously “ascended” to the role of “Supreme and Eternal Commander of the Revolution” (not making this up), implemented a highly controversial presidential decree known as “Decree 1011.”
This decree sought to modify the laws that regulated teachers in the country, imposing supervising figures directly appointed by the government on every school to essentially spy on classrooms for the government. The decree also allowed Cuban teachers chosen by the communist Castro regime (at the time still led by Fidel Castro) to participate in Venezuela’s education programs.
Bernie Sanders: "There were a lot of folks in Cuba at that point who were illiterate. He formed the literacy brigade," Sanders said. "(Castro) went out and they helped people learn to read and write. You know what, I think teaching people to read and write is a good thing."
Me: I bet you do when they're being forced to read communist, fascist, socialist propaganda!
While these books had been in circulation for some time, it was during 2014 when they began to be mass-produced and distributed. Parents vehemently rejected these books, some of whom proceeded to trash and burn them. In turn, the Maduro regime accused them of engaging in “Nazi” and “Pinochet-esque” practices.
