What elected leaders of Third World countries defied our corporations and survive?

[yurbud]

Almost immediately, they are no longer called "democratic" by our media, and our government seeks to undermine them as outlined in CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN.

I wonder if any of them have resisted in a major way and still been treated with respect by our government and not subject to demonization and overthrow.

Even a pathetic tiny country like Haiti isn't allowed to pick their own president if he tries to protect them economically. Aristide was escorted from his home by Marines and dropped in Africa.

[BayCityProgressive]

1. Castro

is one of the world's only leaders to survive American hegemony and create an indpendant nation from US imperialism. That is why, whether people agree with him or not, he is respected throughout the third world. That is also why he is demonized more than MANY leaders all over the world that have done far worse than he has ever dreamed of...but they get a free pass because they serve our interests.

[BayCityProgressive]

2. Also, Mandela

and the ANC...however the international corporations have definately taken their pound of flesh there...

*** on a side note..Mandela and Castro have very a good relationship because of Cuba's help in defeating Apartheid.

[yurbud]

that's a good one. After decades of being called terrorists, communists, and savages

but that was definitely a bottom up rebellion of world opinion against the corporate order.

[yurbud]

3. elected?

[BayCityProgressive]

4. Well Mandela

the president of belarus, Chavez, Morales...the list is growing..

[yurbud]

5. I was wondering pre-Chavez, since his allies in Latin America are of even more recent vintage than

himself.

Is there historical precedent?

I didn't know the president of Belarus was a good guy, but I guess if he was, I'd be unlikely to hear of it in most media outlets.

[BayCityProgressive]

6. Well

"good" is all in the eye of the beholder...I am not sure that he is good or entirely bad...but he refuses to privatize the nations utilities and property. Because of that they are better off than any of the surrounding nations.

[yurbud]

7. that's "good" enough. Even Putin regrets some of the privatization like PSAs for oil