Pink tide in Latin America appears to be rising for the second time. There was great rejoicing in Chile when President Gabriel Boric decisively won the presidency of that country.
The coming to power of a socialist president in Chile has been the cause of great rejoicing , but of course it is not the only flower now emerging in Latin America, indeed one could say that with the failure of the United States attempt to overthrow the government in Venezuela that now from Mexico downwards there is a distinct re-rising of that “pink” tide, I say pink because it is definitely not red and indeed the new Chilean president isn’t “red” either.
The question is, will the stand up to the inevitable attempts by the oligarchy to return to power to reverse that tide, or will the presidency in Washington and its security apparatus take a hand in some of these countries that have now elected - in some cases re-elected - progressive left of centre governments?
The coming to power of a socialist president in Chile has been the cause of great rejoicing , but of course it is not the only flower now emerging in Latin America, indeed one could say that with the failure of the United States attempt to overthrow the government in Venezuela that now from Mexico downwards there is a distinct re-rising of that “pink” tide, I say pink because it is definitely not red and indeed the new Chilean president isn’t “red” either.
The question is, will the stand up to the inevitable attempts by the oligarchy to return to power to reverse that tide, or will the presidency in Washington and its security apparatus take a hand in some of these countries that have now elected - in some cases re-elected - progressive left of centre governments?
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