I would argue that the current generation of Latin American left-wing movements (in Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.) owe their historical debts to the communists and anti-colonial indigenous movements. In fact, the comparative absence of Liberation Theology in their core legitimizing narratives is a quite remarkable testament to the effectiveness and viciousness with which Liberation Theology was wiped out as an effective organizing force for political emancipation.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.