Venezuela stands tall against imperialist aggression after the US crossed the red line by kidnapping President Maduro in an unprecedented January 3 attack. The Bolivarian government achieved 8.5% GDP growth, reduced homicides to three per 100,000 inhabitants, and invested $280 million in communal projects while maintaining sovereign relations with China, Russia and Iran. Any dialogue with Washington will happen standing with the tricolor flag, never crawling or groveling like opposition figures competing to see who could debase themselves most.