Saturday, April 16, 2016

teleSUR — The People Should be More Powerful than Capital, Says Correa

Ecudorean President Rafael Correa participated in a special conference at the Vatican Friday, where he spoke to Catholic leaders, politicians and academics about the growing problem of capitalism and global inequality.
In his speech titled Changes in the Global Political Situation Since 1991, Correa said the ongoing struggle against capitalism and neoliberal policies – which favors free market economics, generally at the expense of social institutions – is particularly pertinent today. “We live in a world that is now the empire of capital, and the great challenge of the century is to achieve the supremacy of people over capital,” said the Latin American president.
I would say, "people and the environment." We are fouling the nest.
Correa also warned that Latin America is suffering from an invasion of foreign non-governmental organizations, which is “dangerous for democracy.”
“Many of them are not spontaneous, they’re not non-government organizations but organizations from other governments, and powers that want to impose a political agenda with no political responsibility, with no democratic legitimacy and that is really dangerous for democracy,” he said. He then warned people to be careful with this aspect of civil society.
According to Correa, non-governmental organizations and institutions enrich discussion and decision-making, but the final decisions should be made by “politicians with democratic legitimacy and political responsibility.”
Correa then affirmed that they aim at discrediting the political power, which is necessary to change unfair structures like those existing in Latin America.
“Many of them are not spontaneous, they’re not non-government organizations but organizations from other governments, and powers that want to impose a political agenda with no political responsibility, with no democratic legitimacy and that is really dangerous for democracy,” he said. He then warned people to be careful with this aspect of civil society.
According to Correa, non-governmental organizations and institutions enrich discussion and decision-making, but the final decisions should be made by “politicians with democratic legitimacy and political responsibility.”
Correa then affirmed that they aim at discrediting the political power, which is necessary to change unfair structures like those existing in Latin America.

See also

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Bolivia’s Morales Praises Bernie Sanders 'Anti-Capitalism', Tells Him to 'Be Careful'

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1 comment:

Roger Erickson said...

That's because the populace IS a form of capital, and the source of all other forms of capital.

Brainpower trumps physical power, but that's no reason to let your hands wither & die, or even chop 'em off.