Our World is a Great Paradox That Turns Around in the Universe

Feb. 12, 2003

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World Contrasts

Our World is a Great Paradox That Turns Around in the Universe

By Eduardo Galeano
www.portoalegre2003.org
January 16, 2003

Half of the population of Brazil lives in poverty or in extreme pover=
ty, yet Lula's country is the world's second market for Montblanc fountain =
pens, and the ninth largest buyer of Ferraris. Armani shops in Sao Paulo se=
ll more than in New York.

Allende's executioner, Pinochet, paid homage to his victim every time=
he spoke of the "Chilean miracle." Pinochet never confessed it, nor has it=
been mentioned by the democratic rulers who came after him, when the "mira=
cle" became the "model"–but what would happen to Chile if its copper were =
not Chilean? The copper industry–the central roof beam of the Chilean econ=
omy–was nationalized by Allende, never to be privatized again.

Our Indians were born in the American continent, not in India. Turkey=
s and corn are also American, despite the name the English language has giv=
en this bird, and the fact that corn is called "Turkish grain" [granoturco]=
in Italian.

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Allende's executioner, Pinoche=
t, paid
homage to his victim every time he spoke of the "Chilean miracle."
Pinochet never confessed it, nor has it been mentioned by the democra=
tic
rulers who came after him, when the "miracle" became the "model"–but=
what
would happen to Chile if its copper were not Chilean? The copper
industry–the central roof beam of the Chilean economy–was nationali=
zed
by Allende, never to be privatized again.
Our Indians were born in the A=
merican
continent, not in India. Turkeys and corn are also American, despite =
the
name the English language has given this bird, and the fact that corn=
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