tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post116275540633642563..comments2023-10-29T05:11:37.677-07:00Comments on Porcupine blog: Oaxaca VideoLarry Gambonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04965037776214596919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-1163090456245521332006-11-09T08:40:00.000-08:002006-11-09T08:40:00.000-08:00Although there have been electoral set- backs in P...Although there have been electoral set- backs in Peru, El Salvador and possibly Ecuador the various social and indigenous movements are still strong and the possibility of further radicalization there can not be counted out. While I have certain doubts about Ortega, the Sandinista victory may well give hope to the people and spark a renewed movement. There have been massive student strikes in Chile indicating that Chileans are coming out of the post- Pinochet doldrums. Neoliberalism has so obviously failed in Latin America that a return to the radical populist roots is seen as the only alternative.Larry Gambonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965037776214596919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635675.post-1163075756873085592006-11-09T04:35:00.000-08:002006-11-09T04:35:00.000-08:00SOme of the scenes here are so spectacular. I don'...SOme of the scenes here are so spectacular. I don't see how anyone can stand against this.<BR/><BR/>There is definitely a current of radical progressive thought in action in Latin America. One has to ask the all important question: Will it spread?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com