South of the Border Page #8

Synopsis: There's a revolution underway in South America, but most of the world doesn't know it. Oliver Stone sets out on a road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents. In casual conversations with Presidents Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nestor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), and Raul Castro (Cuba), Stone gains unprecedented access and sheds new light upon the exciting transformations in the region.
Genre: Documentary
Director(s): Oliver Stone
Production: Republic
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
45
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
78 min
213 Views


had not corporations. . .

was a return

the other was.

He was the mouse that roared,

who fought ...

for 50 or 60 years.

As the old man and the sea.

As the old man and the sea, is a

sad story of Hemingway.

The old man leaves, fishing

this giant fish ...

What is the revolution in 1960.

And when the coast bring R,

he was eaten by sharks.

Still, the man

attempted, was noble.

And so it Hemingway

gave that strength of character. . .

beauty of this loss,

the tragedy of the effort.

What I like about Castro was

he told us ...

there is a pendulum in history

that these things change.

And he saw in a way

strange ...

this whole thing,

in 2000, would change.

And hopefully we can see the end

of predatory capitalism.

I think there

a benign capitalism. . .

but there is a predatory

that destroys people.

And we saw it all your life.

Chavez faces the same

Castro challenges.

I think it has more allies.

What struck me in him

was the force. It's a bull.

He has the same strength

Castro had in 2003.

This is reminiscent of how

Castro was strong.

He maintained the strength,

Chavez retains power.

Why do you think the U.S.

hate Chavez so much?

That is obvious. He is a

as big threat to the system. . .

when Castro was.

It is a great example, and

if it is successful ...

be the first time

in the history of Latin America ...

except for Castro ...

he took an entire region,

almost every continent. . .

away from the IMF and the control

U.S. economic.

Shortly after I returned

North to America ...

another president

entered the scene.

If there is someone. . .

who still wonders. . .

The dream of our founders

is alive in our time. . .

who still questions the power

of our democracy. . .

tonight is your answer.

I hope Obama is

a new Roosevelt. . .

Obama and implant

a''New Deal''. . .

not only to the U.S., but for

all continents of the world.

Since virtually all

international organizations ...

IMF to the Security Council

UN ...

are controlled in large

part by the U.S. ...

the new Bolivarian Society

strengthen regional links ...

to speak with the U.S.

with one voice.

This happened at a meeting

of hemisphere leaders ...

in Trinidad where most

South Americans ...

refused to sign any

document in the absence of Cuba.

That was not reported with

due respect in the U.S. media.

If this model is multiply

in other continents ...

American hegemony

will be seriously undermined.

A Conversation with Chavez

Good or bad decision

but certainly historic, right?

My president was

to Trinidad. . .

and all I got was a

lousy t-shirt of Che Guevara.

Barack Obama was Summit Condo

of the Americas in Trinidad ...

and saw the whole continent

supporting Colombia and Mexico ...

ready to face them.

Who is the man laughing

President Obama ...

and why everyone is talking about

about these images?

Embracing dictators,

the villains ...

Corrupt politicians, the gang

the Kirchners in Argentina. . .

Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua,

the biggest pedophile of the West. . .

what it does is give credibility

U.S. enemies.

Friends and enemies quickly

will take advantage of a situation. . .

if they think they're dealing

with a weak president.

But Obama

not behaved like Bush.

He met with Chavez

that made him an offer of peace.

Is unlikely. . .

as a consequence I have

handshake. . .

or had a conversation

educated with Mr.. Chavez. .

we are putting at risk

the U.S. strategic interests.

In particular,

from what I heard ...

The new president assured

Chvez that in his government ...

there will be no further attempts

destabilization ...

or otherwise interfering

in the internal affairs of Venezuela.

It is true that this is

a small step forward.

The 50 years were not in vain.

Because of this we Chavez. .

we Bolivia. . .

we Nicaragua

Ecuador, Paraguay.

Some are called

center-left, like Lula.

It is a great rebellion. . .

people against imperialism

in Latin America.

In a multilateral world, can not

have a potency to decide for everyone.

It's bad for one's potency.

Absolute power is

always bad.

It's what I always say to Chavez

I'm very close to Hugh,

he is a friend.

But I must tell you

collectively building.

It takes

can not be just him.

Otherwise, when he is gone,

the whole process will end.

The belief that only a

one can guarantee. . .

is like believing that a single power can

solve all world problems.

The euphoria and triumphalism that existed

after the fall of the Soviet Union. . .

virtually disappeared.

Everybody knows it's a more

difficult to be confronted.

The size of the Hispanic population

United States. . .

is now greater than ever.

The new immigrants serve

Bridge to South America

The interesting question. . .

that in my moments

Utopian I do. . .

is whether the changes in America

South. .

can travel this bridge

Hispanic population in the U.S. ...

and produce something that no

of us can predict.

In Venezuela, Bolivia,

Ecuador and Paraguay ...

hostile to the Bolivarian Circles.

Still, they won.

There is a lesson here

to be learned.

I hear he is a great

admirer ...

the year 1770, the revolution

Indians against the Spaniards. . .

Tupac Katari.

Tupac Katari was brutally killed,

quartered by the Spanish Empire.

And the moment that would be

dismembered, he said. . .

''I die, but one day

come back as millions.''

Now we are millions.

And perhaps this is one of

things that keeps us going.

The optimism, faith, hope. . .

and concrete evidence that, yes,

You can change the world,

change history.

It is possible, Oliver!

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Mark Weisbrot

Mark Alan Weisbrot is an American economist and columnist. He is co-director with Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, D.C. Weisbrot is President of Just Foreign Policy, a non-governmental organization dedicated to reforming United States foreign policy. more…

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