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Judi Lynn

(160,536 posts)
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:06 AM Feb 2023

The Winter Coup Season in Latin America: Coverage by the Democratic Party-Aligned Liberal US Press

Coup attempts have gone viral this winter season in Latin America.

February 25, 2023
By Pressenza New York

The contagion spread first to Argentina, then Peru, and finally Brazil on January 8. In addition, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua continue to suffer from long-term US regime-change efforts.

Coverage of this political pandemic by the US liberal press (i.e., the preponderance of mainstream media that endorse a Democrat for the presidency) reflects politically motivated agendas. Its spin on Brazil in particular reflects a trend among Democrats to greater acceptance of the security state.

December 6 lawfare coup in Argentina
Current vice-president and former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was the leading contender on the left for the 2023 elections. But on December 6, she was sentenced to six years in prison for corruption and barred from running for office. Although she is appealing what is considered a “lawfare” frameup, the right is anticipating a comeback in the upcoming October 2023 presidential election.

This incident in the third largest economy in Latin America has gone virtually unnoticed in the North American liberal press, and certainly no concern has been expressed about safeguarding democracy.

December 7 legislative coup in Peru
The day after the coup in Argentina, an already mercurial situation in Peru became more so. The elected president from a leftwing party was imprisoned in a parliamentary coup backed by the military. Pedro Castillo was disposed on December 7 when he tried to forestall a third impeachment attempt against him by dissolving Congress.

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The Winter Coup Season in Latin America: Coverage by the Democratic Party-Aligned Liberal US Press (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2023 OP
A very important read. GreenWave Feb 2023 #1
Thank you, Green Wave. Judi Lynn Feb 2023 #3
Yep, it's the Democratic Party aligned liberal media Bobstandard Feb 2023 #2

Judi Lynn

(160,536 posts)
3. Thank you, Green Wave.
Sun Feb 26, 2023, 03:13 PM
Feb 2023

It's a shame so many "journalists" have always taken the easy route to mention current events in their "reporting". Makes for short reads, but the truth usually doesn't come out until decades later...

It takes determination and an educated eye to sift through the easy to understand popular accounts to arrive at the deeply buried reality. Sometimes it's so different from the politically determined misinformation it's hard to recognize!

Once you've seen it, you can't go back, nor would you want to.

Your comment is appreciated, for certain.

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