Communism advances in Latin American
The rise of the new Latin American socialism – Argentina could be considered one of the most socialist countries in Central or South America. Other countries, especially Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela, have strong ties with the socialist movements. Some of Argentina’s neighbors are less socialist, and these include Chile, Uruguay, Colombia and Saint Lucia.
The Latin American region has a long history of populist, socialist and communist movements. For example, the political waves led by Salvador Allende, Che Guevara, the National Liberation Front and Fidel Castro in Cuba. However, by the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, most of these movements had been exhausted.
This modern wave of Latin American socialism can be seen as a direct response to failed attempts in international development efforts by supranational organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, in the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, many countries in the region relied on foreign loans, printed large amounts of money and focused on their respective trade balances. All these countries have lost trade and their heir economies are worse today than a few years ago.
No country declined as fast or as severely as Argentina. There were some months in 2000 and 2001 when the average inflation rate in Argentina approached 5,000%. The country failed to comply with its credit obligations and international investments were exhausted.
The socialist tendencies of Argentina
Many people confuse socialism with a tension of equitable egalitarianism, which defends the belief that everyone should have the same results. Many socialists may agree with this, but socialism is a public policy platform that defends government control over the production and distribution of resources; It is not necessarily egalitarian.
If it considers that socialism is the absence of private economic freedom and the subjugation of private property to the state, then Argentina is the most restrictive in regard to property rights and the least restrictive in regard to freedom of trade .
Some areas of Argentine life are becoming more socialist. In response to the new inflation problems in 2014, Argentine President Cristina Fernández applied more than 30 new restrictions on capital and monetary freedom. These included limits on purchases of foreign products, confiscation of private pension plans that will be added to the country’s Social Security fund, limits on purchases of foreign currencies and restrictions on air tickets to foreign destinations.
But many fundamental Argentine problems, such as massive debt and irresponsible monetary policy, are not part of an official socialist agenda. Some argue that socialist policies lead to larger government deficits, but there are many indebted countries in the world that do not have strong socialist movements.
Few countries can be considered explicitly socialist. Even countries like China and Sweden allow private property, profitable business enterprises and freedom of labor movement. There are many in Argentina who would like a more socialist country; A fact that highlights the concept that the declared socialists believe that there is still work to be done.. More than three years after they finished their two terms, Kirchner, who currently serves as a senator, is the most talked about policy in Argentina. Over the weekend, he sent a shake to the political class by announcing a vice-presidential offer, not a presidential offer like most had been speculating.
Argentina’s Kirchner Announces Vice Presidential Offer
Her formula partner will be Alberto Fernández (no relation), who served as chief of staff in the government of Néstor Kirchner, the predecessor and late husband of Cristina Kirchner. Fernández separated from Cristina Kirchner during his first term in the middle of a political conflict with the country’s powerful agricultural sector.
It is alleged that the crimes began during the presidency of Nestor Kirchner, but Cristina Kirchner is accused of having “damaged the interests entrusted to her by violating her duty to faithfully administer and care for state assets under her responsibility, such as the chief of government and the political person responsible for the general administration of the country “between December 10, 2007 and September 9