It is here, and generally everyone I know that knows politics and such uses Left-Right to mean economics.
There is more to life then Supply and Demand.
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It is here, and generally everyone I know that knows politics and such uses Left-Right to mean economics.
It is here, and generally everyone I know that knows politics and such uses Left-Right to mean economics.
Some have tried communism others have tried fascism (some both).
Well, they've certainly never tried anarchism, though no one has in modern times besides Barcelona and the Paris Commune, and they got stomped hard for their trouble. Of course, if any country tried anarchism, then afterward it wouldn't really be a country per se, since getting rid of the state is one of the tenets of anarchism. That would certainly be a radically different Latin America.
Anyway, wanking a stable Latin American democracy isn't hard, you'd just have to figure out a way to keep the American and British corporations out. Some kind of stronger Monroe Doctrine, perhaps, where Latin America is turned into neutral ground? It would also have to keep out exploitative corporations from other countries, of course...
It's kind of amusing to watch the thread get sidetracked like some others have by free market fundamentalists trying desperately to avoid admitting that fascism is simply a more extreme form of capitalism.
Basically capitalism - democracy = fascism. The whole idea of fascism is to maintain capitalism using violence and repression.
But free market worshippers can't admit that, even though the "free market" depends on it being upheld using state coercion, eg Chile under Pinochet.
Fascism is'nt capitlaism without Democracy, Fascism is inherently against traditional capitalism since capitalism is heavily individualistic while Fascism is generally against individualism.
The issue is that said constitutions were made in political climates dominated by said caudillos, so it might not be easy to get a reasonable POD. A constitution modified after the downfall of some caudillo might be designed that way. Other than that, here in Argentina ex-presidents Raul Alfonsin and Eduardo Duhalde both liked parlamentarism, but they didn't officially proposed it nor pushed for it, at least so far.This would not be a silver bullet by any chance, but perhaps if the various original Constitutions of the various republics based their government on a strong-legislative/weak-executive idea, with the prime minister appointed by the parliament.
Most countries outside the Western Hemisphere, especially in Europe, are of this type. It doesn't erase the problem of caudilloism, but perhaps makes it a bit more difficult for the strongmen to take over.
Nope. Fascism is all about individualism--for the right individuals (self-conceived "heroic," free, individualistic, manly men of action, of the "correct" nationality or skin color).
It arises as a political force precisely because capitalism alienates people and denies them their individuality and sense of power over their surroundings.
There was an anarchist uprising in Baja during the Mexican Revolution. Held the state less than a year. For that matter, a failed effort halted in advance in South Texas during the same time period...
There have been more than a few threads imagining victories by the Aztecs or Incans vs the Spaniards, or by Tupac Amaru II, or by Hidalgo or Vicente Guerrero in Mexico. Outside of an Incan victory, any of those likely would've produced a democracy. The Incans would've produced an authoritarian state.
Fascism is'nt capitlaism without Democracy, Fascism is inherently against traditional capitalism since capitalism is heavily individualistic while Fascism is generally against individualism.
Their have been some Fascist states that have relied on charismatic leaders, however overall it's anti-individualism.
I should add, in case anyones curious, I tend to know alot about Fascism because I actually do know a few people who actually are Fascists (that is they espouse a belief in, and call themselves such).
Have you tried calling them leftists?
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