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The New Monroe Doctrine: Elections In a Fed-Up Hemisphere, and Mexico Finally Builds a Wall

By Sarah Anderson

Welcome to Week 4 of “The New Monroe Doctrine,” where I give you an update on what’s going on in the Western Hemisphere, south of our border, especially as it relates to the U.S.

On Sunday, I wrote about how “Something is Changing in Latin America,” and in case you missed it, that “something” is that many citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean are demanding an end to the Pink Tide. They’re sick of communism, corrupt dictators, organized crime, and narco-states. They crave capitalism, democracy, and leaders who will stand up to violent cartels and terrorist organizations. I won’t reiterate what I wrote about every country in that article. If you’re a VIP, you can go check it out at the link below, but I do want to mention some more changes that might be coming to our backyard soon.

Honduras

I’m going to try to keep this simple since I’m getting a late start on it, but there is a possibility that Honduras could take a big swing to the right if the upcoming elections are free and fair.

The nation goes to the polls on November 30 to elect its next president, plus 128 congressional seats, 20 seats in the Central American Parliament (Parlacen), and close to 300 mayoral positions.

Xiomara Castro is the country’s current far-left president. She’s the wife of the corrupt former president, Manuel Zelaya, an old buddy of Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro, who was ousted and exiled in 2009. Her reign has been a disaster. The economy is a mess. Infrastructure is crumbling. Gangs have taken over many communities. And political corruption is so bad that many say it’s the number one issue on the ballot.

Read Full Article Here…(pjmedia.com)


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