On Jul 7, 2006, at 6:42 PM, Julio Huato wrote:
Yoshie wrote:
Obrador won't be as good as Evo,
let alone Chavez, but he sounds
like he might _possibly_ be to
the left of Lula, and even if he
is about the same as Lula, the
country he may get to run is
MEXICO, right next to the US of
A, so he and his voters are worthy
of our support.
I don't find these comparisons meaningful in an "actionable" way -- to
use Rumsfeld's term. Latin America is not homogeneous, but only in
too general a way for that homogeneity to make a difference at the
practical political level. Mexico alone is an incredibly
heterogeneous society with a complex history, very diverse
geographically, demographically, ethnically, culturally -- you name
it. And it becomes more complex and diverse each passing day. There
are too many variables to control for.
I agree with you it's not "actionable," but that's because we on the
Left in the USA have just about zero power.
I see two competing projects of Latin American political and economic
integration: Chavez's and Lula's. It would be interesting what sort
of alliance Obrador will make if he and his supporters win.
Yoshie Furuhashi
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