mintpressnews | But the United States is not the only “America.”
Indeed, crossing the southern border
and entering into that mysterious place called “Latin America,” one
encounters a very different Obama legacy, one that is defined by the
same policies that Yankee imperialists have employed for more than a
century: destabilization, militarization, and exploitation.
Yes We Can!…continue to pursue a neocolonial agenda in Central and South America.
A mural in Lithuania depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump embracing in a passionate kiss
has gone viral. The meaning of the image is about as subtle as a
sledgehammer to the skull, but it is no less perspicacious for its lack
of subtlety. And while Russia has indeed tacitly, and rather shamefully,
supported far-right candidates and causes for its own coldly pragmatic
political reasons — Brexit, Trump, Le Pen, etc. — the truth is that
Obama’s administration has also backed right-wing reactionaries and
extremists where it has suited its interests.
Throughout Latin America, President
Obama has been a driving force behind the resurgence of right-wing
forces that have rolled back the gains of socialist and social
democratic governments, targeted indigenous and African diaspora
communities, assassinated activists, and toppled governments where they
could.
So, yes, let’s talk about “legacy.”
