ALLENDE SMILES IN HIS GRAVE

[delrem]

16. OK. Deep breath.

We are discussing these matters with people who have a deep aversion to history, to assigning any meaning to recent history in Central and South America (and everywhere else!), in particular, the history of US interference in Latin American politics. The plain fact is that the past half-century has seen the USA promoting a 100% pro-fascist, pro-themostextremerightwingscumballs, approach to matters in Latin America.

Right-wing folk just aren't willing to own to that.

That's quite some momentum for a president and congress (who couldn't even get something so self-evidently benevolent as "single-payer health care" on the table) to overcome and turn around.