Posted on 05/05/2011 6:47:37 AM PDT by decimon
Quito, Ecuador – The 2010 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, used the term “perfect dictatorship” to describe Mexico’s political system under the absolute control of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) for most of the 20th Century. That term also fits the current governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia – and now Ecuador – like a glove.
Even though Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa is the most powerful president that Ecuador has had since the early 20th Century, he is still determined to gain full control of the two institutions over which his sway is incomplete: the justice system and the media. For that purpose, he has called another plebiscite, the third during his term in office. If voters approve his proposals in the May 7 referendum vote, he will be allowed to designate judges and magistrates, and the remaining independent media will come under his authority.
If Mr. Correa’s ballot questions are passed, he will have established a “perfect dictatorship” in Ecuador – disguised under the cloak of constitutional and popular legitimacy.
Democracy is disappearing in Latin AmericaElements that are essential for a democratic regime have disappeared in many Latin American countries: checks and balances, an independent justice system, freedom of the press, alternating political power, accountability, and competitive elections.
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More like politics as usual for Latin America. President, Dictator, Junta, President, dictator, Junta , will it ever change?
S. America has never been democratic, except maybe for French Guyana which is technically part of France like Alaska is to us.
From the beginning they have been looking for nothing but dictators and presidents-for-life to rule over them.
Not just Latin America. Humanity must be schizoid. We yearn to be free but do everything to assure we're not.
From the beginning they have been looking for nothing but dictators and presidents-for-life to rule over them.
Wars probably have something to do with that. We, the U.S., have been lucky in having but two land borders and with nations of no military threat to us. Since we resolved that little British nuisance, anyway.
A Modest Proposal For Central/South America.
Depopulate all socialism infected ‘nations’ before the infection spreads. No, they can not be educated, look at what the Nicas voted back into office.
Use the depopulated areas for hunting jaguar and for mineral extraction zones.
Any agricultural activities will be as automated as possible and will be done by Americans
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