In our coverage of leftism in Latin America, we thought it would be interesting to report on what is happening in Argentina where a leftist movement similar to Brazil's Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) is growing. Presently Argentines live in a permanent state of tension, as chaos seems to be getting the upper hand in the country.

To assess the situation objectively, a comprehensive knowledge of Argentina's so-called picketer movement is needed.

There is growing discontent with the action of "picketers," small decentralized groups of protesters who picket and obstruct movement. Observers are labeling the situation as potentially "explosive" since authorities can no longer maintain public order and guarantee the free movement of people and goods. To make matters worse, the movement is largely financed by "social programs" generously provided by the government with taxpayer money.

The picketer movement does not limit itself to demanding jobs, subsidies, food or housing. They also adopt telltale Marxist themes such as protests against "imperialism," "the Free Trade Area of the Americas," the "war in Iraq," "the Israeli aggression of Palestine" and "globalization."

If the "picketer" movement attains its goals, its notoriously revolutionary action will strongly contribute to substantially changing the socio-economic system based on private property. It will also change Argentine culture, values and sentiments, gravely jeopardizing the nation's security and possibly plunging the nation once again into civil strife.

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Lula Fooling the World
Lula's party covered up its
historic radicalism during the
elections, but now in power is
gradually re-nationalizing formerly
privatized assets.

Brazil says NO to Gun Control
- October 27, 2005
The international left was monitoring with great expectations the results of Brazil’s weekend referendum on a nationwide ban on the sale of guns and ammunition. A Yes vote would have been celebrated as a victory for gun control not only in Brazil but worldwide.