Che, Castro, dan Program Populis

"Che" Guevara was not a concern of identity. "I am Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador .... You knew," he said. In short, he's Latin American citizens.

Because, he was born and grew into a Marxist fighters in Argentina, guerrillas toppled Fulgencio Batista dictatorship in Cuba with Fidel Castro, and was shot in a revolution against the military junta in Bolivia.

Jose Mujica who won the presidential election (presidential election) Uruguay round of I week (25/10) could clearly aligned with Che. But, winning former leftist rebels confirmed that such a phenomenon more or less based on the spirit of anti-capitalism a la Che lintasnegara earlier: Latin America increasingly moving to the left.

Left here can be read freely as a Marxist-socialist government of the radical (eg Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador) or the socialist-democrats are moderate (eg Brazil and Chile). Starting from Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela since 1998, the phenomenon is moving like dominoes. Crossed to fellow South American countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, and Argentina. Widened to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador in Central America. And, across the mini countries in the Caribbean Antigua-like Bermuda and St. Vincent-Grenadine.

Total in South America alone, according to World Politics Review, about 75 percent of the 382 million citizens of the region was under the command of leftist governments. That amount will increase automatically if Mujica highly favored to win the presidential election Uruguay round II on 29 November.

Why be left so popular in Latin America in an era when capitalism was regarded as a winner everywhere? Jose Natanson, political editor of the journal Nueva Sociedad, called the principle of equality which left the government offered as a magic drawer interest.

"When poverty is so shackled in Latin America and the wealth of natural resources instead of foreign corporate interest, who is not interested in supporting a leader who offers a nationalization to boost revenues and expand employment," wrote Natanson.

Economic policies that strengthen the state's role was later proved to hoist the economy left some countries in Latin America. Venezuela and Bolivia's rich oil and natural gas, for example, doubled profits in the second price rise in the product market. That's because the oil companies of the two countries have been nationalized.

Another attraction is the leftist governments populist programs. Chavez in Venezuela eliminate the cost of education and health. Meanwhile, in the era of Bolivia Evo Morales gave a free parliamentary seats with a more increased amount of the original residents.

In Brazil, President Lula da Silva to run Famiglia Bolsa project, such as Direct Cash Assistance in Indonesia. Financial aid is distributed to approximately 40 million inhabitants. That is, nearly one third of the population is getting Samba School social donations.

Economic breakthrough program that more complete longer exists in El Salvador. President Mauricio Funes newly inaugurated June 1 and it implement the economic aid package for almost all levels of society. Among other things, to build around 25,000 new houses for the employees and provide soft loans to farmers.

Besides the spirit Che Guevara, Fidel Castro led the Cuban firm since 1959 would also be referred to as the inspiration behind the Latin American phenomenon that continues to move to the left it. "No other leader (the world) who dared to confront the United States for half a century and still survive (live)," said Lorenzo Meyer, professor at the College of Mexico, told the LA Times.

Age and health factors are now forcing Castro was behind the scenes. However, car revolution he had been fast masinisi driving. Countries around the first Cuban smirked and hostile to Castro, now it is behind the Cuban government into line left by Chavez called the "axis of good" is. (hep / ttg)