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28. malaise

malaise

It was problery more easy to excuse the excesses when it was on the minorities of the world - and the working class of the world, who for the most part had no voice who talked for them - specially after the USSR broke up it was no one to keep some of the worst excesses at bay - and in the last 25 years since it have been more and more difficult for the ordinary man and woman to get an even foothold -like our parents and grandparents was able to do when they had to settle down, taking care of their children and so one..

And as you pointed out - workers right, unions, health care, a decent education for everyone in a country and so one - have had some great problems being able to win the day - because of as you point out, again because of US involvement in overthrowing the government - or in the case of Cuba near 60 year of embargo - because someone doesn't like Fidel Castro - who first wanted to make sure US gave its "okay" after he overthrown the old regime of Batista, who run away with all the state money by the way.. When that failed, he got friendly with the russians - and as the saying goes - the rest is history..

And now, its coming back to root in the US also - as it have been doing it all over the planet - and I suspect many in the US to be less able to fight it than the "others" was back in the south and central america... At least that part of the world have when US was busy messing their money on Iraq, been able to build up a lot the last decade or so - and is more independent minded when it come to US now than they was before... I doubt it will be that easy to measure control over Latin America again as it once was..


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