EDITORIAL
Latin America taken over by dictatorship
Practically all Latin American countries suffer from imperialist onslaughts
The pro-imperialist demonstrations in Mexico this past weekend confirm what is already evident across the continent: imperialism is on the offensive to take back direct control of Latin America by force.
Suddenly there are supposedly “youthful” protests, presented as something spontaneous, but which have all the elements of a fabricated operation. The Mexican right, an old acquaintance of imperialism, is already taking advantage of this to try to throw the new government against the wall. It’s a clear coup attempt, like so many others that imperialism has been organizing since last year.
Mexico is far from being an exception. In Chile, the entire right wing has united around the candidate of the extreme right. In Panama, the government is already acting as a real dictatorship, with union leaders persecuted, imprisoned and even disappeared. In Honduras, the election is surrounded by accusations of manipulation and the threat of a break-up. In Guatemala, there is also a coup mobilization.
Where the coup is not being prepared, it has already taken place: Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and many others.
Only Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay have yet to see an open attack. But the moment will come. The pressure is on everywhere: Congress, the judiciary, the military and, of course, the imperialist press.
The fundamental reason for this offensive is simple: imperialism is sinking into its own crisis. In order to maintain its domination over the peoples of the world, imperialism needs to crush any country that takes the slightest step towards sovereignty. And it doesn’t matter if that step is moderate or timid. If it goes against the interests of the monopolies in the slightest, the coup is on.
This is what happened in Mexico when reforms were approved that deeply displeased the owners of the world – among them the direct election of the judiciary.
Latin America is facing an overwhelming offensive. And the most serious thing is that the majority of Latin American political leaderships insist on conciliating with the same sectors that articulate this policy.
