Yes. One of the main reasons why Venezuela has been able to hold off various coup attempts by the United States is that the military is overwhelming ideologically aligned with the socialist Bolivarian project. It would obviously be a tricky balancing act in Columbia as the military deep state is so entrenched in Columbian society and crawling with [usually Christian] fascist hardened by decades of civil war. If the military [and by extension their narco trafficking Mafia allies] is not atleast reformed and brought to heel by the left then Columbia will continue to be destabilized and it will be blamed on the left(just like they tried to do with the 2016 peace accords with FARC when the death squads continued to kill social leaders while the militant left demilitarized). Much easier said then done as Columbia is one of the most violent countries on the planet for indigenous social movements, union leaders etc and there is always a very real danger of extreme and violent retaliation against anyone in power who trys to put the profits and control of them in check.
The continually receding Empire will help ease pressure, but nevertheless Columbia is the Israel of Latin America and the US will do anything it can to keep it that way. Hopefully this somewhat moderate leftist government realizes solidarity and close cooperation with Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico AND FARC is paramount to survival and if the Workers Party wins in Brazil this October the new pink tide will have a real power block.
As always scoff at any "leftist" that makes excuses for maintaining American Empire in any form.
It could happen, and it also could not. People in the west were super pessimistic after the first Pink Tide receded and Venezuela went into economic crisis due to the global commodity crisis, sanctions and mismanagement. Yet here we are with another wave of hope.
Don't be totally pessimistic, that's how The Empire wants us to think. There is a world to win.
Yes. One of the main reasons why Venezuela has been able to hold off various coup attempts by the United States is that the military is overwhelming ideologically aligned with the socialist Bolivarian project. It would obviously be a tricky balancing act in Columbia as the military deep state is so entrenched in Columbian society and crawling with [usually Christian] fascist hardened by decades of civil war. If the military [and by extension their narco trafficking Mafia allies] is not atleast reformed and brought to heel by the left then Columbia will continue to be destabilized and it will be blamed on the left(just like they tried to do with the 2016 peace accords with FARC when the death squads continued to kill social leaders while the militant left demilitarized). Much easier said then done as Columbia is one of the most violent countries on the planet for indigenous social movements, union leaders etc and there is always a very real danger of extreme and violent retaliation against anyone in power who trys to put the profits and control of them in check.
The continually receding Empire will help ease pressure, but nevertheless Columbia is the Israel of Latin America and the US will do anything it can to keep it that way. Hopefully this somewhat moderate leftist government realizes solidarity and close cooperation with Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico AND FARC is paramount to survival and if the Workers Party wins in Brazil this October the new pink tide will have a real power block.
As always scoff at any "leftist" that makes excuses for maintaining American Empire in any form.
This guy is gonna get sidelined just like Pedro Castillo, if he isn’t shot first.
It could happen, and it also could not. People in the west were super pessimistic after the first Pink Tide receded and Venezuela went into economic crisis due to the global commodity crisis, sanctions and mismanagement. Yet here we are with another wave of hope. Don't be totally pessimistic, that's how The Empire wants us to think. There is a world to win.