Question

Almost without exception, when leftist leaders have been voted into power in the late 20th and early 21st centuries in Latin America, they have upheld their allegiance to the ideals of social justice, human rights, and the elimination of the enormous socioeconomic inequities in their societies. In short, when the Left has had the power to run these nations, the inequalities of the past have been almost entirely erased.

Answer 1

Answer:

This is FALSE.

Explanation:

There were several leftist leaders in Latin American countries and most of them had mixed results in both economic and social development. Last week one of the oldest leftist leaders was ousted from power in Bolivia. During his government Bolivia had the highest economic growth rate in all Latin America and the highest increase in quality of life. It is still a mystery why things ended up so bad. Another countries that had relatively good leftist governments were Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. In Brazil things also ended up very badly, with the former president put in jail.

But virtually every other leftist president was really bad at running a government, we have the terrible examples of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, Panama, and probably a few more.