Articles and opinion columns by Latin American analysts who take an unwavering stand for freedom, including members and directors of the IID.
Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker has coined the term “Left Pole” to describe a mythical place where the political Left resides intellectually. Whereas, from the North Pole all directions are south, from the Left Pole, all opinion that does not conform to leftist orthodoxy is intolerantly branded as right-wing politics. President Obama could do no wrong; President Trump can do no right; such is the state of American politics. Those on the Left Pole intolerantly demonize all others as having an avaricious or larcenous human nature.
The realization that Notre Dame could succumb brought down the last thread of national pride. The people of France are now left without the spiritual support of an endurance symbol. From the perspective of a Venezuelan in exile Notre Dame’s fire reminded the continuing tragedy of a country that has gone through destruction one time too many. To see Notre Dame in flames is to go through the sorrow of seeing Venezuela burning once again without been able to predict when the current drama that takes 250 lives on a monthly basis is going to end.
The cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker has coined the term “left pole” to describe the mythical place where the political left intellectually resides. From the left pole, any unacceptable opinion of Leftist orthodoxy is intolerantly classified as a far-right policy. President Obama could do nothing wrong. President Trump can’t do anything right; That’s American politics. Those in the intolerant left pole demonize the rest accusing them of having a greedy and predatory human nature.
People obey for fear, not for love, and much less for ideological reasons. In Cuba and Venezuela, there is hardly a handful of mindless that create the Marxist-Leninist slogans. The problem is how to cope with that danger. To achieve these goals, it is important to align all the essentials, and that can only be done by the United States if it is serious when it claims to “reserve all the Cards”
Transition is “the act and effect of passing from one state to another different” and it implies change. A government transitioning to democracy faces “a process of transformation of the rules, of the mechanisms of participation, and of political competition” to get back the essential components and general conditions of democracy.
Mr Assange embodies the dangers posed by narcissism in the information era. He obviously forgot that true leaders face misery with elegance and success with humility.
Fighting for a better world means battling stereotypes, and the most effective way to do this is to ban negative characterizations in mass media. We are obliged to think about categories and that fatality requires characterizing people. The overwhelming presence of prejudice cannot amilanarnos. It’s an incessant battle, but it’s our life.
Trump can, order an air and maritime blockade of Venezuela to prevent Russia and Iran from developing their power there. The more we wait to take decisive action against Russia and Iran, the more difficult it will be to expel them from Venezuela. And, sadly, expelling them is our only option. ” The Monroe doctrine, which in the early NINETEENTH century declared Latin America as a sphere of American influence, is not a reflection of America’s imperialist ambition. It is now a national and regional security imperative.
In the Americas, democracy has five indispensable fundamental components; “respect for human rights and basic individual freedoms; access to power and its discharge subordinated to the rule of law; conducting periodic, free, and fair elections based upon the concepts of universal suffrage and secrecy as expressions of the people’s sovereignty; the existence of a plural regime of political parties and organizations; and the separation and independence of the branches of government”.
Something is clear: Russia has a lot to lose if ripe leaves power. Venezuela is its main ally in American lands. The Russians know that the agreements reached do not have the approval of the National Assembly and therefore are not legal and will not be recognized, hence they have been emphatic in declaring “legitimate” the mature regime. All the scenarios are to be seen. But it doesn’t look like the blood reaches the river.
