Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

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1. From the US's perspective, its relationship with south and central America is based on racism.

I opine that the root of much of the antipathy can be found in the imperial competition between Spain and England in the 16th and17th centuries. The American colonials were largely guard dogs trained to protect the investments and ensure the hegemony of the British empire in the western hemisphere. The behaviors of some breeds, bred for purpose, remain in the bloodline.

The Jewish people have, to my knowledge, never shown themselves slavish to their breeding. But they are, by tradition, a stiff-necked people, encouraged by earnest introspection and secure in the value of their self-doubt.