No joke, go read The Open Veins of Latin America before even trying to send me a political ask. Mandatory reading.
It’s a cliché that every Latin American leftist has read it and quotes it, but that’s because it’s written in such a clear language with undeniable strenght on its facts. It presents the history of Latin America solidly just in the first few pages, and it only gets more engrossing the more it goes on. While it is now a bit outdated in the sense that it was first published in 1971, the historical, social and political issues presented are -in an unfortunate way- still current. It is a relatively short book, passionate and in a clear, poetic language.
Sometimes it’s good to return to the basics, and this is THE basic book if you want to understand the effects of imperialism in Latin America, and our struggle for freedom and identity.
Instead of losing your time with half baked twitteroid takes, go read it. Here you go, for free, in Spanish, Portuguese and English:
last post about this i prommy but ive seen well meaning yanquis going im fine with giving up bananas if it means improving living conditions in the global south! what other fruits should i avoid? and like. you’re not gonna stop 3rd world exploitation by changing your eating habits. changes in 3rd world countries food production will change your eating habits. it’s not a two way street
