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‘Revolutions go on for centuries’
Mexican-Argentinian philosopher ENRIQUE DUSSEL tells Clodovaldo Hernandez why the left needs to understand history and look to the long-term if it is to learn from the recent defeats of progressive forces across Latin America

DUE to the influence of the highly unique Venezuelan experience, we have witnessed the advance of progressive forces across the continent.

Today, when the absence of Hugo Chavez is most felt, his importance is even more appreciated.

But it’s not just individuals who matter. Systems do, too. The empire — the US — has always operated to stop the emergence of the Latin American peoples.

  • Enrique Dussel is founder of the Philosophy of Liberation movement made up of key theorists and public intellectuals in the “pink tide” of left and centre-left governments that came to power across Latin America. This is a shorter version of an article translated, edited and abridged for Venezuela Analysis venezuelanalysis.com by Lucas Koerner.
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