The Divided Americas: Fear of Freedom

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http://watchingamerica.com/WA/2014/09/08/the-divided-americas-fear-of-freedom/

The Divided Americas: Fear of Freedom
Published in El País (Spain) on 31 August 2014 by Antonio Navalón [link to original]
Translated from Spanish by Jason Booker.
Edited by Gillian Palmer.
Posted on September 8, 2014.

The Americas comprise many American countries, but there is a common bond between them all: their relationship with the United States. The upcoming midterm election in November will either make or break new bonds between Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens. In the U.S. — the world’s largest military power and still the world’s largest economy — people of Hispanic origin make up 17 percent of the population. In fact, Barack Obama has twice reached the Oval Office thanks to the Latino vote.

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The day will come when, if there is no process of reintegration and rediscovery of the Americas, the Seventh Fleet will not have to go to the Near East, but to Los Angeles to maintain order.

There has been a breakdown, the political and social consequences of which are yet to be seen. In the November election, Latino candidates entering Congress will not be as representative of their race — in the sense of defending its cause — but will have been chosen to defend closing the border and rejecting integration.

Undoubtedly, relations between the Americas will be very different. Not only because the second world power, China, is lying in wait, taking advantage of every opportunity to expand its network, but because something very important has been broken: the very meaning of Pan-American identity in the 21st century.