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This is such a big deal. People don't realize that AMLO is basically Mexican Bernie Sanders, but tougher and farther left. He's not some blind supporter of Amer
by local_crmdgeon 3y ago
This is such a big deal. People don't realize that AMLO is basically Mexican Bernie Sanders, but tougher and farther left. He's not some blind supporter of American Hegemony.
- dontlaugh 3y agoI think that’s a decent comparison. Not because AMLO is particularly left, but because Bernie is centre-left. AMLO is also a nationalist though, which in oppressed countries tends to be an anti-imperialist position.
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoBernie is far left in the USA, and AMLO is far left in Mexico. We aren't discussing Europe, so your spectrum isn't relevant. AMLO is a nationalist, you are right there - and in a nation that is hostile-to-ambivalent about the USA it's really telling for him to say this. Maybe people are waking up to how shitty a China led world would be.
- dontlaugh 3y agoBoth the US and Mexico have actual far left parties and movements, from communist parties to the Zapatistas. I doubt we could do worse than the current US-dominated world.