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And what purpose would that serve? It would collapse the very system that sustains their way of life. Rich people, in the event of energy shortages, starvation and WW3 would suffer just as badly as the rest of us...
Hence why I believe that the fear comes from a realisation that you will cease to hold you dominant position and be forced to deal with people on equal terms.
And whose fault is that?
Originally posted by jackinthebox
You're missing the point. This plays right into the hands of the people who want to take away the last of your rights and freedoms. This isn't about South America being strong and competitive in world. This is a major move in the consolidation of power by the elites. The same people calling the shots in the Union of South America, will be the same ones calling the shots in the NAU, in Europe, and over the Pan-Asian bloc.
We don't have national health care, most people have no retirement pension at this point, we don't have national child care or any of those things that Europe has.
I'm curious, who do YOU think is in charge of S. America at this point?
Touchy little bugger, aren't you? When did I attempt to defend or excuse anything my country did?
What matters now is the fact that for the past 40 odd years, the USA has been meddling in S. America, overthrowing Governments and installing dictators, and perpetuating poverty through ruthless corporatism (while at the same time working to end the old European empires so they could further expand their corporate control into the former colonies and subjugate the people themselves..
oh yes, you did, before you try to deny it....)
You can try and blame this on your Government as much as you like and shirk all responsibility, but at the end of the day, the US people voted them in. Isn't it "Government for the people, by the people?".
At least when we did it, we did it with some grace and panache.
So, in your words, "get off it". I'd quite happily say these things to your face too,
it just so happens the medium we are both using is a computer screen, so I can hardly have that held against me, can I?
Originally posted by jackinthebox
reply to post by endrun
In the article from my local paper, it states that Hugo Chavez specifially stated as much, calling this Union a counterweight to the US.
What concerns me most, is that this new South American Union might be used to trumpet a need for a North American Union if we are to remain competitive and secure.