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Posted by: AnteUp 2 months ago

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Paraguay has become the latest Latin American country to throw out a rightwing president.... of current and past history of our neighbors and how the USA has conducted foreign relations........

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AnteUp2 months ago

Wow - this is such an interesting piece - I hate to post it
on a holiday weekend when we should be goofing off - not
visiting Prop - but it is SO timely. Again - never heard
this stuff on cable news. Hope we can all take something
away from this article - comment a little - learn a lot -
and STILL have a great holiday weekend!
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  hyperbola2 months ago
  
  The sort of thing that is completely ignored in the US corporate media - another example of the fact that Americans need to read foreign news sources if they want to know what is really going on in the world.
  For example, how many Americans know that US businesses are highly involved in fomenting unrest in Bolivia? I fear that Paraguay will experience the same meddling.
  The Rise of Food Fascism: Allied to Global Agribusiness, Agrarian Elite Foments Coup in Bolivia
  ...Some argue that that we are witnessing the rise of "petro-fascism" as multinational corporations and nation states struggle for control of the life-blood of the global economy. (13) Now with the efforts of the multinational agribusiness corporations and the agrarian bourgeoisies to control the very sustenance of human life we may be facing an even more violent period of repression, conflict and upheaval.
  http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/06/rise-...
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miklkit2 months ago

Wow, an ex Bishop running a country. He came out of the poorest section too. It will be interesting watching how things develop if dumbya retires there.
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  AnteUp2 months ago
  
  miklkit ~
  Uh huh - along with Rev.Sun Myung Moon - remember? They
  have adjacent properties down there.
  Another thing - Fernando Lugo was elected in April but
  the article says that he will not assume the office until
  August. That seems like a long time - hope he makes it.
  It should be interesting to see if he can make a success
  out of governing FOR the majority of the populace. What
  a novel idea!
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jordan112 months ago

The people of S. America are weary of being ruled by tyrants. I wish the best for them all, but fear the worst. Change always comes with a price, especially when dealing with tyrants.
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  AnteUp2 months ago
  
  jordan11 ~
  Though it concerns El Salvador, not South America, I
  would think the life - and death - of Archbishop Romero
  would be instructive.
  Why, in the fight against social injustice, does the
  United States, all too often, choose the side of the
  wealthy elites against the masses of people they oppress
  and subjugate?
  Some are mourning the passing of Jesse Helms? He liked
  nothing better than luncheon (here in the USA!) with
  Roberto D'Aubuisson also known as "Blowtorch Bob," or simply
  "The Blowtorch," for his alleged preference in using a
  blowtorch to torture political prisoners. When asked about
  the death squads and Roberto's actions, Helms replied,
  "All I know, is that D'Aubuisson is a free enterprise man
  and deeply religious." Oh yeah.................
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Radiofreeeuropa2 months ago

The U.S. has pretty much turned it's back on S.A. in recent times in general. For the most part U.S. government actions in S.A. have been nefarious. Yet I can tell you first hand that South Americans are remarkably gracious to those from the U.S. (Understanding that government, especially shadowy types are not representative of the actual people who live there). In most of S.A., the gap between the haves and the have nots is titanic. (This is perhaps the model recent leaders in the U.S. have been using). I spent a good deal of time in the Andean countries and know more about them than the others but I assume there are a good deal of commonalities. Best wishes to Paraguay and may they achieve the social justice they richly deserve.
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  AnteUp2 months ago
  
  Radiofreeeuropa ~
  You have some history in the region - good. Wouldn't a
  good neighbor policy serve the interests of the US?
  Wouldn't the US benefit if there were prosperity for the
  majority of the people - rather than the few extraordinarily
  wealthy? Why wouldn't increased productivity and political
  stability in such a geographically close neighbor be
  good for ALL of us? That is completely setting aside the
  other concern of what might be the moral, or right, thing
  to do. Call me naive?
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Harbeas2 months ago

When will this country stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries? Let countries choose their form of government. If it's not like ours so be it. Who appointed us as the flagship for government? If we are asked we will help, otherwise butt out.
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