“By viewing the process through the Leninist concept of ‘dual power’—that is, the construction of an autonomous, alternative power capable of challenging the existing state structure—we can see that the establishment of communal councils in Venezuela is clearly a positive step toward the development of fuller and deeper democracy, which is encouraging in and of itself. “
Very insecure leftists write this way to try to impress other leftists with how smart they are. In reality it is very poorly written if the goal is to write a coherent sentence to make a point or convey information.
Exactly right. He just doesn't dare to say, "We want to take over and kill everybody we don't like."