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Another Lefty Wins in Latin AmericaPosted on Apr 20, 2008
Former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo’s campaign against poverty has won him the presidency of Paraguay, a country that has been ruled by the same conservative party for 61 years—arguably longer than the run of any party in any other country.
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By JG, May 14 at 10:35 pm # Late reply.Well, first out it'sLate reply. Well, first out it’s extremely naive (a typical leftist feature) to assume all corruption would go into smoke and then cease to exist, just because of an election result. Secondly, I do not deny the dark sides of the former administration, it’s just that I do not believe the newly elected forces has any lasting solution to any of the major issues needed to be fixed. On the reverse, if Lugo chooses the path of his venezuelan colleagues it will mean a threat to the weak civil freedoms and rights that after all do exist. The cost will come when socioeconomical politic reality ends the fiesta. After all, I’m convinced that the south american continent at large, maybe with some minor and more or less dysfunctional exceptions, such as Guyana, will stay true to its freedom loving tradition, and eventually realise that the populist pink left has only but hot air to offer. It’s a temporary trend, one that many will regret that picked up with.
By Peter RV, April 24 at 6:06 am # To JG:
By JG, April 24 at 12:21 am # Populist Pink LeftSad to see that almost all of south america joins that devastating bandwagon. To clean this mess up will cost both lives and resources.
By Conservative Yankee, April 24 at 5:51 am # Populist hungry LeftThe question becomes “Why?” The “left” has been as perfidious as the right. the Chavez crowd has killed as many as Norigia. The Brazilian police are still killing homeless children so tourists won’t have to smell them., but in Chile people still disappear from time to time. is the USA’s paternalistic policies which hinder self esteem in South and Central America?
By Peter RV, April 21 at 11:38 am # Did not know the shrub owned a part of Paraguay(he must have earned it by hard work and initiative).
By Eric Barth, April 21 at 7:16 am # Paraguayan ElectionHope keeps springing eternal in Latin America!! Beautiful Paraguay, at one time the new home of more than one Nazi war criminal (Dr. Mengele most notably)is now in the hands of what appears to be a social democratic government, if they can keep it. You can be sure that the CIA is taking notice of this and that they will be planning something (second nature to them)when a regime other than a neofascist one raises its head. Good luck to Paraguay!!
By Conservative yankee, April 21 at 11:51 am # Re: Re:ender, http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/15/eng2006021 5_242940.html Paraguay has oil....and natural gas! Add Your Comment |
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