Re: The impending political crisis in Mexico

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

On Jul 7, 2006, at 6:42 PM, Julio Huato wrote:

> Yoshie wrote:
>
> > Obrador won't be as good as Evo,
> > let alone Chavez, but he sounds
> > like he might _possibly_ be to
> > the left of Lula, and even if he
> > is about the same as Lula, the
> > country he may get to run is
> > MEXICO, right next to the US of
> > A, so he and his voters are worthy
> > of our support.
>
> I don't find these comparisons meaningful in an "actionable" way -- to
> use Rumsfeld's term.  Latin America is not homogeneous, but only in
> too general a way for that homogeneity to make a difference at the
> practical political level.  Mexico alone is an incredibly
> heterogeneous society with a complex history, very diverse
> geographically, demographically, ethnically, culturally -- you name
> it.  And it becomes more complex and diverse each passing day.  There
> are too many variables to control for.


I agree with you it's not "actionable," but that's because we on the
Left in the USA have just about zero power.

I see two competing projects of Latin American political and economic
integration: Chavez's and Lula's.  It would be interesting what sort
of alliance Obrador will make if he and his supporters win.

Yoshie Furuhashi
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