Ballot-box revolutions of Latin America

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sent by RicKelis since 658 days 10 hours, published about 657 days 17 hours 23 minutes
Across the length and breadth of Latin America, the old political elite classes are on the run. They have fallen in Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Peru, and yesterday in Paraguay, too. Latin America's long series of peaceful ballot-box revolutions – and the effect this is already having on the distribution of wealth in this most unequal of continents – have made it the most fascinating region in the democratic world.
tags: latin america, end of neo-liberalism
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  1. #1    Somthing for the U.S. to learn
    written by ruffburr since 658 days 9 hours 32 minutesruffburr
  2. #2    So why is is that a counter-revolution is ocurring in Europe and the US, where ultra reactionary parties are winning. Anything to do with media consolidation and electronic voting machines?
    written by epppie since 657 days 15 hours 5 minutesepppie
  3. #3    Of course the article has to get in the requisite dig at Chavez because it is him who directly challenges these very same elites at a global scale. As such, they can applaud the new governments in a patronizing way, as long as they don't go so far as representing a direct threat to the global power structure.

    The West is swinging around to reaction. In Europe, social democratic parties are being ousted by increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and right-wing media consolidation. It's seems a global political reordering is happening between North and South.
    written by ceti since 657 days 13 hours 57 minutesceti
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