What is happening in Latin America? What are its Roots?
Posted: Friday, June 18, 2006 By Kasala Kamara May 28, 2006 Latin Americans are charting a radically different approach towards the development of their societies. This new movement, called Bolivarianism, was first introduced by the famous liberator Simon Bolivar in the 19th Century (about 1826). Bolivar’s vision was based on continental unity and solidarity. His ideology embraced the tenets of popular participation, unification and sovereignty for all of Latin American peoples. He believed that states within South America should consider political and economic integration as the necessary mechanism to counteract the onslaught of Washington hegemonic and imperialistic influence. This thrust to transform the Latin America was aborted for a very long time and a serious degeneration process was set into motion. In response to the question “How do you explain the explosion in social movements against neo-liberalism in Latin America?” veteran political activist Tariq Ali gives us a profound
