BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1011@akce.nolog.cz SUMMARY:The rise of the far right in Latin America - (Discussion Group) DTSTAMP:20260413T130304Z DTSTART:20260415T170000Z DESCRIPTION:Asamblea Abierta de Praga invites:\n\nOpen political discussion group in Prague – come and participate!\n\nTheme: The rise of the far rig ht in Latin America\; Why does it keep gaining\nconsensus and captivating public opinion? Why do popular sectors\, which have\nhistorically identifi ed with the left\, now see these leaders as an option?\n\nIn Czechia\, the far right (SPD and Motoristé) already influences the government\n– "Trump ism" has already arrived in the heart of Europe. But perhaps there is a\nk ey difference: While in Czechia politics is framed as "democracy vs\nautho ritarianism\," in Latin America the phenomenon is much cruder: people\nper ceive that voting does very little – it doesn't solve hunger\, insecurity\ , or\nprecarity. Politics is experienced as a circus\, and the far right c apitalizes on\nthat rage by promising to "blow up the system" – as a respo nse to the\ndisillusionment with liberal democracy.\n\nSome of the hypothe ses from the left to explain this phenomenon are as follows:\n\n1. Crisis of representation and failure of "progressivism" – One of the most\nsolid theses points out that the advance of the far right is\, paradoxically\, t he\nchild of the crisis of neoliberalism and the inability of the governme nts that\nfollowed it.\n\n2. Asymmetric polarization": rebellion dresses u p as the right – It's a common\nmistake to believe that rebellion and soci al rage can only translate into\nleft-wing votes. Faced with popular exhau stion\, figures like Milei\, Kast\, or\nBolsonaro channel discontent not a gainst capitalism\, but against "political\nelites\," "progressivism\," or the poor (whom they blame for the crisis)\,\nconstructing an authoritaria n and liberal common sense.\n\n3. The return of the Monroe Doctrine by the United States – Trumpism has\nlaunched an offensive to retake undisputed control of the region\, challenge\ngeopolitical powers like China\, and st op any attempt at autonomous integration.\nThe far-right governments are\, in this sense\, the executing arms of this new\nrecolonization.\n\n4. Neo fascism and the culture of "order" – More than populism\, what we see is\n neofascism. These projects share a common core: authoritarianism\, reactio nary\nnationalism\, the cult of the leader\, and the targeting of "scapego ats"\n(immigrants\, feminists\, dissidents).\n\n5. The Bukele factor: exce ption or model? – The analysis here is more complex:\nhe is not a classic neoliberal like Milei\, but his government has mutated toward\n"bourgeois Bonapartism." His success lies in having broken with the old corrupt\npoli tical caste and offering tangible results (security) that the Salvadoran\n left (FMLN) failed to provide\, thus winning the loyalty of broad popular\ nsectors.\n\nDate: April 15th\nTime: 7 PM\nLocation: AC254 / Argentinská 7 83/18\, Prague.\n\nAbout us:\n\nAsamblea Abierta de Praga is a leftist col lective established by migrants and\nlocals in Prague. With our work\, we seek to build broad and plural alliances\nwith other similar groups and pe ople in the city. URL:https://akce.nolog.cz/event/the-rise-of-the-far-right-in-latin-america- discussion-group GEO:50.1038024;14.4435507 LOCATION:Autonomní centrum 254 - Argentinská 18\, Praha 7 Holešovice STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:diskuze,Praha X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Asamblea Abierta de Praga invites:

Open political discussion group in Prague – come and participate!

Theme: The rise of the far right in Latin America; Why does it keep g aining consensus and captivating public opinion? Why do popular sectors, w hich have historically identified with the left, now see these leaders as an option?

In Czechia, the far right (SPD and Motoristé) already inf luences the government – "Trumpism" has already arrived in the heart of Eu rope. But perhaps there is a key difference: While in Czechia politics is framed as "democracy vs authoritarianism," in Latin America the phenomenon is much cruder: people perceive that voting does very little – it doesn't solve hunger, insecurity, or precarity. Politics is experienced as a circ us, and the far right capitalizes on that rage by promising to "blow up th e system" – as a response to the disillusionment with liberal democracy.

Some of the hypotheses from the left to explain this phenomenon are a s follows:

1. Crisis of representation and failure of "progressivism " – One of the most solid theses points out that the advance of the far ri ght is, paradoxically, the child of the crisis of neoliberalism and the in ability of the governments that followed it.

2. Asymmetric polarizat ion": rebellion dresses up as the right – It's a common mistake to believe that rebellion and social rage can only translate into left-wing votes. F aced with popular exhaustion, figures like Milei, Kast, or Bolsonaro chann el discontent not against capitalism, but against "political elites," "pro gressivism," or the poor (whom they blame for the crisis), constructing an authoritarian and liberal common sense.

3. The return of the Monroe Doctrine by the United States – Trumpism has launched an offensive to ret ake undisputed control of the region, challenge geopolitical powers like C hina, and stop any attempt at autonomous integration. The far-right govern ments are, in this sense, the executing arms of this new recolonization.

4. Neofascism and the culture of "order" – More than populism, what w e see is neofascism. These projects share a common core: authoritarianism, reactionary nationalism, the cult of the leader, and the targeting of "sc apegoats" (immigrants, feminists, dissidents).

5. The Bukele factor: exception or model? – The analysis here is more complex: he is not a clas sic neoliberal like Milei, but his government has mutated toward "bourgeoi s Bonapartism." His success lies in having broken with the old corrupt pol itical caste and offering tangible results (security) that the Salvadoran left (FMLN) failed to provide, thus winning the loyalty of broad popular s ectors.

Date: April 15th
Time: 7 PM
Location: AC254 / Argentinská 783/18, Prague.

About us:

As amblea Abierta de Praga is a leftist collective established by migrants an d locals in Prague. With our work, we seek to build broad and plural allia nces with other similar groups and people in the city.

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