Etiqueta: imperialism
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The emperor has no clothes
In a 2007 back cover of Página12, we reflected on the ideolexical concept of being right-wing: «Twenty or thirty years ago in the Southern Cone, it was enough to declare yourself a leftist to go to prison or lose your life in a torture session (…). Being right-wing was not only politically correct but also…
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The logic of reactionary waves in Latin America
When the United States fell into the worst economic depression in its history, it withdrew its military occupation forces from several countries in the Caribbean and Central America. In their place, it installed puppets, all chosen for the same psychological characteristic: they were psychopaths desperate to flatter those in power in order to be protected…
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Myth, Morality, and Empire: Jorge Majfud’s Rewriting of the Western Frontier
Jorge Majfud’s «The Wild Frontier» critiques the ideological foundations of Western civilization using historical and philosophical analysis. It explores the concept of the frontier as both a geographic and psychological construct that legitimizes violence and exclusion. By engaging with critical theorists, Majfud reveals systemic moral contradictions in imperialistic narratives throughout history.
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The White Man’s Peace Accords
On September 29, 2025, the New York Times reported on the White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Its front-page headline read: “Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else.” The subheadline clarified: “President Trump said Israel would have a green light to ‘finish the job’ if…
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The Wild Frontier: 200 Years of Anglo-Saxon Fanaticism in Latin America
«Simply powerful.» Noam ChomskyThe Wild Frontier is a book written with courage and dazzling lucidity. One of the best I’ve ever read.» Víctor Hugo MoralesFifty years after the publication of How to Read Donald Duck, I am pleased to read a book like The Wild Frontier that explores in detail the less subtle ways in which the United States, for two…
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The Panama Canal and the Mistreated Treaties
On December 22, 2024, the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he would demand that Panama “give him back the canal.” Imperialism is a disease that not only kills those who resist it but also does not let those who carry it within live. *** Washington DC. January 22, 1903—Secretary of…
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George Monbiot y los crímenes olvidados del Imperio Británico
George Monbiot and the forgotten crimes of the British Empire
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Freedom of speech ends where true power begins
On January 1, 1831, The Liberator, the country’s first abolitionist newspaper and, later, a defender of women’s suffrage, appeared in Massachusetts. At that time, Georgia slavers offered a reward of $5,000 (more than $160,000 in 2024 value) for the capture of its founder, William Lloyd Garrison. Naturally, this is how power reacts to freedom and…
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