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Its ironic that you say parent is thinking like American yet you are doing exactly that. The US like USSR used ideological excuses to prop up dictators who goe

by pwaai 9y ago

Its ironic that you say parent is thinking like American yet you are doing exactly that. The US like USSR used ideological excuses to prop up dictators who goes into heavy debt from buying weapons, infrastructure etc. When they can't pay it back (not all country is Saudi Arabia), they must give in to US demands, not directly of course because that would directly implicate US but through US corporations. In return these dictators enjoy their power, material perks and send their offsprings to the elite military academies in America where they learn the latest in torture and warfare tactics to keep their father's opponents at bay (so they can keep all the cool toys). Would it kill you to admit that possibly, that US is not exactly innocent or uninterested (as you say) in South America or any other parts of the world? Would it anger you that this imperial economic system was created to benefit the elite in your own country while letting the poor barely afford the luxuries that even other smaller countries have such as national health care? I'd understand what you are saying if the average American were the intended benefactors of this global imperialism but you are not. You are just saying exactly what you've been programmed to say because admitting the truth is too painful. Similarily for Russians or Chinese, everyone is going around defending the elite of their country, for what? National pride? How patriotic would you be when you realize your own leaders don't give a fuck about you? It's time to wake up and realize, we are living in the same feudal society which we were sure was over. I don't even care that it's Americans. Yesterday it was Britain. It could be China doing the same shit tomorrow. It could be Russia or India. It doesn't matter. All we can do is just acknowledge and try to think independently! I'm not even saying everyone get their pitchforks and start a revolution. It's just a slow step to eroding that mountain of ignorance now even bigger thanks to information overload.

cryptonector 9y ago
I only blame Cuba/USSR for violence in Central America. Others blame the U.S. for all of it. There's a big difference. It's very clear that Cuba/USSR were involved in a number of conflicts in Central America in the 80s, but they really were not directly involved in South America -- sure, they had sympathizers, and I'm sure they lent a hand to a number of groups, but not enough to make a big enough difference. The key thing is: political violence in Latin America was endemic long before the Cold War.

by pwaai 9y ago

cryptonector 9y ago

I only blame Cuba/USSR for violence in Central America. Others blame the U.S. for all of it. There's a big difference. It's very clear that Cuba/USSR were involved in a number of conflicts in Central America in the 80s, but they really were not directly involved in South America -- sure, they had sympathizers, and I'm sure they lent a hand to a number of groups, but not enough to make a big enough difference. The key thing is: political violence in Latin America was endemic long before the Cold War.