Monday, March 18, 2019
AMLO vs las Gaianas
As I've been noting, USA "leftists" don't consider AMLO to be a fellow "leftist". In fact he's a genuine leftist, devoted to the welfare of working folks.
This morning's press conference shows part of the reason for Sorosian disdain. The conference was mainly a presentation by the state-owned oil company Pemex. Increasing oil production and improving refineries are major pieces of AMLO's agenda.
USA "leftists" want to see oil production disappear because oil offends Gaia. More precisely because oil is not finance. Gaia is really NYC. Gaia is Goldman.
AMLO is much closer to FDR, who is respected in name but disobeyed in reality by USA "leftists". FDR's main project, like AMLO's main project, was improving our own industries and farms.
The specific comparison doesn't work well with petroleum, because the Okla and Texas oil industry was relatively prosperous in the '30s and didn't NEED any government help. Mexico's oil industry has been suffering from Graybill, so it does need a boost to gain self-sufficiency.
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Later today: An even more perfect event. AMLO is commemorating the 81st anniversary of the nationalization of oil by President Cardenas.
US "conservatives" might celebrate oil verbally, but most of them are more serious Gaians than the typical "liberal". Nixon created EPA, Bush 1 created the Clean Air Act, and New Scientist endorsed McCain over Obama in 2008. "Conservatives" wouldn't celebrate a state-owned industry under any circumstances.
US "liberals" might celebrate nationalizing an industry, but NOT if the industry is Officially Sinful.
Only a real leftist celebrates nationalizing a USEFUL AND NECESSARY INDUSTRY that helps the working class to obtain USEFUL AND PAID WORK.
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