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An interview with Raphael Correa on RT

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gardener1

A little difficult to follow with the Spanish and English overlapping, but interesting.

Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKNqHWksjMo




(sorry, I don't know how to embed a video on this website)

mugtech

It was the usual political lines, the multinational corporations are the new imperialism and the USA and Europe are to blame.  China was not mentioned at all.  At one point he says  "I am an economist, I'm not good with numbers."  And since financial capital owns societies, when the people decide to take control again there will be increased inflation.  He claims 2 million left Ecuador after the 1999 collapse, going to the USA on their way to Spain.  Now that Spain is in trouble, many Ecuadorians are returning home.

Then there was the usual contradiction that "We do not prosecute people for freedom of speech," ignoring recent press muzzling laws. And the Ecuadorian and Latin American media are the most corrupt in the world, with conservative backlash trying to restore the imperialism of capital.

He delved into the Chevron case, saying the former government in 1999 had no right to agree that Texaco was not responsible for any pollution  problems in the rain forest, since suit is being brought today by the people in the rain forests, not the government.  Texaco got out of the drilling business there 20 years ago, and the litigation goes on.  Ecuador is trying to get access to 800 million barrels of oil right now, and he is surprised they are not getting much international help.

He is a great futball fan, loving the national team in every way, and is proud that they qualified for the world cup.  He made a passing comment that the refs were against them (Hired by international imperialists?)and it was a blow to the team when a star player died of a heart attack.

I just saved you from having to listen to a 37 minute recording.

j600rr

Has anyone read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins? Can't help but keep thinking that will be the future of Ecuador. Only now the big player in the game is China.

escapingoth

Thanks for saving me the 37 mins.
Glad I read your post before watching the video :-)
Hans

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