A new dawn ?

Today, another heartening piece of news caught my attention, and made me enthused and
joyous to write a blog entry after a looong time. Had almost given up on news checking, being not correct from office, and having no internet at home. But, decided recently atleast to keep up with the headlines. And so glad I did so.

Morales's victory in Bolivia is a watershed for 2 reasons. It was probably the first time that indegenous people in america have been elected to the supreme office; also it continuous the trend of leftist governments coming to power in all of latin america. Having first hand seen the difference in the state of the people in Mexico this summer - between the whites and the indigenous people - and even witnessed a huge mass protest in the middle of Mexico City, it came as no surprise. European origin people have dominated economically and politically, as a vast majority of the people languished. Since early 90's the whole continent tried experimenting with capitalism as did the rest of the world. But, with such disparity and utter poverty, the joys of capitalism did not deliver enough. It just made the disparity and despair grow, till it started getting reflected in the democratic elections where one right-wing government fell after the other. It made a solid point for the fact that painting the whole canvas with one brush is ineffective and inimical to taking care of human needs. Every idea has it's pros and cons and the perfect mix is for the people of that region to decide - it is a grand continuous experiment.

And my urge to go on a road trip around Latin America - aka Motorcyle Diaries - continues to grow. It might be a dream never fulfilled, being myself sucked up in the greed of capitalism. But, I still hope....And I think I will someday.

Governments in Latin America