One might as well have implemented “The Divine Right of Kings”. Truly a work of great journalism Raul Illargi, truly great! This has to be up there with the Pentagon Papers. Amazing work!
Uruguay is a pretty amazing place to live. It is a true democracy. Every citizen must vote or be fined. The rich try to rule here but will never again win a majority election. The are just too many poor people voting now. I am an American who has lived here since 1998. There are basically 3 major parties and a number of minor ones. Two of the three majors are rich parties. The third major is a poor and middle class party. The rich parties pretend to have the interests of the poor in mind but people are well educated here and not easily fooled by propaganda. The poor and middle class dominate the Congress and have held the presidency for the last 10 years. Sure there are problems. There are homeless and folks with bad housing. The economy goes through bouts of inflatioN. Public education is not so great but every kid who school gets a meal at school. Defense only eats 1.5 percent of the budget and the army gets good use during floods helping people in need. Education through college is free. The country is food secure and has plenty of water most years. Things could be better but small still seems to be beautiful.