I found it deeply upsetting and infuriating to read Mario Vargas Llosa, “The Massacre,”. Among the many tragic elements of this case, two themes come into focus for me. Miscommunication and the involuntary martyrdom of the peasants. From what I understood, the dominant belief is that the massacre of the eight reporters by Uchuraccay happenedContinue reading “Week 11: The Terror”
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This week’s topic “The Terror” gives insight into the rise of Latin America’s left wing guerilla groups. These groups were organized usually in opposition to governments’ right wing, free market approaches. Neoliberal and capitalist ideals in Latin America were not … Continue reading →
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This week’s topic “The Terror” gives insight into the rise of Latin America’s left wing guerilla groups. These groups were organized usually in opposition to governments’ right wing, free market approaches. Neoliberal and capitalist ideals in Latin America were not … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Week 11 | Tagged with Capitalism, Cold War, communism, Guerilla, Terror
