Actually, I have been pleasantly surprised by the Honduran military. They really do seem to be going the extra mile to avoid bloodshed, which is not exactly a common trait among the military in this hemisphere.
The ex-pats in Miami and New Orleans overwhelmingly are happy to see Zelaya gone, and they are not the wealthy supporters of the status quo, as most are refugees from areas devastated by hurricanes here on special visas.
If Zelaya was really interested in helping the poor, he could have started by breaking up some of his land into farms for the common people. He could have personally sent up a micro-loan bank, or helped get coops going, or any number of other things that don’t require the government.
]]>I’ve been chatting with a friend here (friend of a friend really) who lived in the Honduras for some years when his family moved there, before he came here to study for a PhD in Psychology. He says that many in Honduras don’t understand what happened let alone anywhere else, but if one looks at the constitution and other legal documents and precedents, what happened was the only lawful and correct option. He commented that more people he speaks to in Honduras are realizing that’s the case.
]]>Zelaya ignored his constitution and removed himself from office, the military got assigned the job of taking out the trash, another wealthy pretend cowboy.
]]>I have no use for Hugo Chavez, but the Hedgemony was playing games to try to remove him. The games were discovered, and he’ll be around as long as Castro because of them. If the US would stop screwing around and just deal with the facts of individual cases, we might improve our relations down there.
Zelaya is the Honduran equivalent of the Shrubbery – a pampered rich kid living off his family’s money who decided he liked the perqs that went with being president. Saying he’s a leftist makes Che spin in his grave. He has not made one concrete move to help the poor of Honduras, he just hands out gifts to show what a nice rich guy he is. Even with that he has the Shrubbery’s approval ratings.
]]>– Badtux the (Amused?) Penguin
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