Is it possible to grasp the Venezuela situation without challenging the Cultural and Ideological Hegemony created by capitalism?

The US military first bombedCaracas, the capital of Venezuela. In the first statementmade by theVenezuelan government,theincident was described as "an attack by the US" was characterized as such, and it was stated that the goal of the USA was "Venezuela's oiland minerals" it wasstated that. Following the attacks, a state ofemergencywas declared in the country.

Finally, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was labeled a "gang leader"and brought to the U.S. to stand trial.

The U.S.'s behavior, which violates international law, waswelcomed by leaders in Europe,who consider themselves civilized, for exaBritish Prime Minister Starmer: “We are not saddened bythe US intervention in Venezuela” he said.

Frankly,the method Trump applied to Madurois the method Britainhas replaced.of the current financial capitalism it was a demonstration of the US, the current boss, directly deploying its state apparatus, or in other words, what some call a manifestation of the new imperialism.In Turkey, meanwhile,

first, PresidentialEconomic Policies Board member Cemil Ertem,in a post on his X account,accused Washington.supported the Venezuela administration.

Ertem, "The genocidal US is continuing its imperial banditry, which it carries out in the Middle East alongside murderous Israel, by attacking Venezuela. We stand with the people of Venezuela and President Maduro! This banditry must not go unpunished" used the expressions.

US President Trump's "seize Maduro"we passed" shortlyafter the statement,Cemil Ertem deleted his postcriticizing the USA.

In our press as well, outside ofright and leftexamples, the US's intervention in VenezuelaAmerican aggression agai nst it wasseen...

However, approaches that state the US's American aggression against Venezuela fundamentally stem from the capitalism that creates imperialism have been seen in the press in a fewinstancesdid not remain outside of it.

Some party spokespersons, on one hand, while ostensibly opposing the US's rogue state approaach, continue to voice rhetoric accusing Maduro.The resources in Venezuelaare cThey want to almost hide the imperialist attack against the approach of keepingit outside the control of global centers.

Has Capitalism, Which Creates Imperialism, Established aCultural and Ideological Hegemony?

Capitalism, which creates imperialism, possesses acultural and ideological hegemony. This hegemony has occurred in Turkeyas more of a dominant class-based valuesaccording toan operating system established. In fact, with hegemonic approaches andgoalsas a social the labor-centered subjectother classes' interests would also be realizedby neoliberalism, they were led to believe.

Thus, the working cclass-based, power struggle has been abandoned or allowed to be carried out within theboundaries and in thedirection of thegoals set.A "social subject" instead of, a "social object" beingforced to accept.

For this purpose,variousmeansthe minds of the working classes have been brainwashed.

As a result of hegemony, today, the vast majority of parties in Turkeyalso, in their economic-political programs aimed at maintainingtheir power or coming to power,do not offer a more egalitarian orderthat challenges the flow of capitaland the existing system.with the start of the could beresolved, and they tend to leave the matter to the "free market."

In fact, were these not the economic policies applied in the world and, predominantly since the 1980s, in Turkey? Within the context of this policy,was this not the case? privatizations, the state's production of market goods, the market'sregulatoryrole in setting rules,and public services related to the social state, such as the three main areas of interventionfrom was it notcarried out?

Thus, were new profit areas for monopoly capitalnot opened? By distancing the state from its social character, instead of a state-citizen relationship, a consumer relatby establishing a relationship, hasn't the citizen's bond with the state been reduced to the lowestlevel?

How can we exposethe true nature of the neoliberalism that society has accepted as a result of the hegemonic approach?

The cultural and ideological toolsof the hegemonic approachone of which is cinema and TV series.

In this context, the dominance of US Hollywood filmsin the worldisat stake.

Theaforementioned films, mosmostly capitalist consumption, while simultaneously attempting to prove the superiority of the white man tothe orientalist type.

In films, the tension gradually rises and in the end, all problems disappear, or there is a heroand this heroseems to savethe whole worldasif.thoughts areinstilled.

The most typical examples are cowboy movies. Against the Native Americans who areportrayed as savages,we applaud the white men who wiped out their existence.

Another example is the Columbo series. It was also very popular in Turkey.A representative of the lower class, disheveledIn the series, Detective Columbo catches criminals from the upperclasses and brings them tojustice,thereby proving that the systemcan exonerate itselfand treats everyone equally; or more accurately,the anger of the labor-oriented classes was defused.

Films and TV series in Turkey follow the same direction.

Especially in TV series, it is observed that they feed people's passion for consumption in an unbridled manner. In general, the upper-middle classclass, massaimed at the audience, commercial concernsare being invested in neoliberal approaches where the dominant role is played. In some series, just as in American films and series, the differentdynamics of society conflict or tendevelopments are being described, and an attempt is being made to create a social healing process.

However, “How can hegemony be broken” or through the seventh art, "Cinema," exposing the true nature of neoliberalism thatbring out are also films.

Let us, in this context, make a reminder of one of threeforeign films and relax a little.

Two of these belong to the Frenchdirector Costa-Gavras.

“Missing / KayWhat was “Yol” telling us?

First, in 1982 at Cannes, the “Palme d’Or Award,” Yılmaz Güney-Şerif Gthe film "Missing," which sharedthe award with Yılmaz Güney's film "Yol."

The film Missing, which depictsthe overthrow of Salvador Allende,who came to power through democratic meansin Chile, during the 1973Chilean military coup, follows the disappearance of Americanjournalist Charles Horman.was adapted from the truestory of.The film depicts

the search of a father, an average American businessman, for his son who was killed duringthe coup. It tells the story of widespread arreststhat took place.days, Americanwriter and producer Charles Horman is taken from his home, and after that, no news is heard from him. His wife's two-week search yields no results. Following this, Charles'father comes toChile from the US tosearch for his son.

Father Horman, While searching for his son who disappeared in Chile, he obtains certain clues regarding the Chilean coup. The clues he follows lead him to the conclusion that his son Charles was eliminated by the junta for political reasons. The father, whowhile trying to find his son, heis especially confronted with all sorts of difficulties by his own fellow citizens living in Chile who are linked to the CIA and businessmen.He isfaced with.

The most important emphasis, the father's meeting with the US Ambassador takes shape. The father asks the ambassador why the US is the supporter and organizer of the coup. The father asks the ambassador why the US is the supporter and organizer of the coup. The answer he receives is the iin a way that revealsits true face isstriking. Theambassador, "US companies' ofor their interestsa military coup had to be supported, and your very existenceis indebted to these coups,he says. In 'Le Capital / Capital', a

contemporary Robin Hood!In 'Le Capital / Capital', Costa-Gavras once again

questionsglobal power centersact in concert with banks. In the film, according tothe chairman of the board of Europe's largestbank,Marc Tourneuil,the only bossis money,andA high-end lifestyle is a right granted only to the wealthy. Marc, who makes the rich richer and the poor increasingly poorer, perceives himself asa“modern-day Robin Hood(!)” Through banking schemes, he stealsfrom the poor and gives to the wealthy.

In one of his recentinterviews,Costa-Gavras says:

«We are slaves to capitalism. When capitalism shakes,we shake too. As it develops and achieves new victories,we celebrate. Who will save usfrom this monster? Will we liberate ourselves?will we do? We absolutely need to solve who capitalism benefits and how,” he said.Does “Parasite” show the cruelty of the Capitalist System?

The third film is the South Korean production“Parasite,” directed by Bong Joon-ho.

Because the film, in the South Koreancontext,

isreflects the cruelty of the class-based capitalist system we are living in within the context of violenceelements.

The plot of the film in summary isas follows:

There are three families in the film. The first family, the upper cThe Park family, who possessevery kind ofclass status.

The Kim family, on the other hand, lives in what could be considered a semi-basement apartment; the mother, father, daughter, and son do not haveasteady jobor income.

The third family's wife is the Park family's housekeeper, and her husband is a fugitive living in the Park family's secret bunker.The events begin when the Kim family starts working for the Park family as domestic help. Here, a

n upper-cla ssto transition to theclass, the Kim family uses every kind of lieand deceptionas permissible (findingno harm in doingso). The children become the Park family'stutor and art therapist, the father becomes the chauffeur,and the mother becomes the housekeeper.

However, with the emergence of the third family,events escalating to murder begin. The father, Kim, who commits the murders, escapes the police by hiding in the unknown lair of the Park family, and there hecuts off his connectionwith the world and all three families areshattered.

The end of the film, years later, shows theyoung Kim's fatherto save hislife, whether he can reach a standard of living that would allow him to buythat luxury house is beingcontemplated.

What is the filmessentially telling us?:

“The neoliberal system depends on the exploitation of the lower classesand for this purposeit does not refrainfrom making themkilleachother.

The neoliberal system, as a natural andit makes it accepted as inevitable.

The neoliberal system, “especially for the children of poor classes totheir work very hmarkets the hope that 'if you work hard and get a good education, you can move up in class'.

Among the poor classes, there is also a superiorclass toextra ordinarilyruthless competition. In this context, there is a struggle to not fall further down and not lose what one has.they may feel no moral concernfor the struggle.

Even disasters arising from the irregular useof the environment affect the poor differently.”

In short, the film “Parasite” holds a mirror to the world.

The film, “Against the Neoliberal Capitalist System Dominant in the Worlda VoWhat is the alternative?” I think he leaves the questionto the audience,soIthink.

Is thereany need to go far? IsIsn't this the system we are living in?

In conclusion, without challenging the cultural and ideological hegemony created by capitalism, isIt is not possible to grasp the Venezuela situation without opposing it.

In this context, one of thetools of the hegemonic approachthat has occurred bothglobally and in Turkey,is the function of cinema and TV series, to which we must draw attention,and against them,we must bethere is a necessity to producealternatives, Ithink.