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17 Dec, 3 tweets, 2 min read
"Given the long history of America’s hegemonic dominance and extensive support for cruel dictatorships and military juntas in #LatinAmerica, it makes perfect sense for those countries to seek alternative sources of aid, funding and economic development."
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"The history of American imperialism in the western hemisphere is long; its influence runs deep into the social fabric of those societies with their profound economic inequalities, criminality and political repression."
"Given this terrible history, it’s more than understandable that so many countries in the region now want to change course with #China, a country with no modern history of imperialism and external violence, and which offers an alternative path to aid and development..."

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