Turning The Hour-Glass - The Empire Against The Clock Turning
The Hour-Glass - The Empire Against The Clock The objectives of
empire change very little from one century to another. Control
of and access to energy and mining resources are only one strong
motive driving imperial policy in Latin America. Control over
food and water security is also a vital factor in imperial
executive calculations. To veil the obvious injustice of the
imperial system, co-option of local media is vital so as to
manage the very terms in which political, economic and social
issues are discussed. Earlier empires eradicated whole languages
and cultures from subject countries' public life. Racism has
always been an essential imperial tool and continues in both
subtle and overt forms across Latin America. The Venezuelan
opposition's racist characterization of President Hugo Chavez is
a contemporary glaring example. The Mexican ruling elite's
attitudes to the indigenous Zapatistas are another. Racist
repression of indigenous peoples con