U.S. Sponsored Coup in Brazil?
Sixty years ago modernization theory, which was very prevalent in U.S. courses in Sociology, Political Science and Geopolitics, claimed that each nation sets its own course in political development. What’s happening right now in Brazil is a good example of how ridiculous that claim is. The core countries in the world are constantly intervening in the politics of other countries. This article shows clearly that the U.S. has intervened in Brazil. At the same time, these interventions are not always successful and national governments have some responsibility for what happens.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.