THE LEFTIST TREND

The recent elections in Bolivia, Argentina, Haiti, and the ones to come for Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Chile among other Latin American countries share a common trait: They all have favored the leftist candidates. This trend confirms what I long had suspected, that Latinos suffer from severe memory loss! It is the only way to justify the outcomes of what the polls show. The poverty and lag in economic development that our countries suffer are living proof of the failure of socialist inclined governments. The corruption, inefficiency, and economic drought that derive from these social reformers are the reasons why our countries still appear in the “Developing economy’s” list. It is inconceivable that people have forgotten the abuse that large centralized governments bring to the citizens. One would think that the Cuban example, or better yet, our own past experiences with these types of governments would’ve taught us better. But evidently that is wishful thinking on my behalf, and people need to be reminded that prosperity and development can be achieved only by limiting the power of government, the guarantee of private property and the promotion of free enterprise. For Bolivia, Argentina and the rest of the countries where the elections already took place, one can only wish them luck; but for the rest, this is as good a warning sign as they come. Let’s hope that this signs will find good interpreters that learn from the other countries experiences so that we all are not condemned to the same fate.