I went to Nicaragua thirty-five years ago to report on the Sandinista revolution and on the war against it led by the US-backed “Contra” counter-revolutionaries.
Lol if it’s in the Guardian it must be true! Just like Modi is a ‘fascist’ Ortega is another brutal Latin American dictator to you and your fellow left liberal “intellectual” ilk! I think the opposite of what you say is more likely closer to the truth. Living the good life in the West you are just another apologist and a propaganda tool for western interference in other countries affairs, in Lenin’s words a “useful idiot” for them. No wonder VS Naipaul didn’t think much of you.
I know this is a few years old, but it's peculiar seeing a post like this given that Ortega very much considers himself part of "the left" and the FSLN back in the 80s was practically swooned over by innumerable leftists and plenty of liberals.
"Another brutal Latin American dictator" looks a bit hyperbolic. Perhaps you should add "U.S. American", "British", "French", ... and you'll get a more accurate idea of dictatorship geographical span. As for truth, what is truth if not beauty on the way to the supermarket?
Thank you for drawing my attention to such a travesty. It has been too many years since I have heard much about what is going on there. I will read the articles you recommended and share them so that more people will become aware of Nicaragua's plight.
Thank you for highlighting this important issue. I hadn't heard about it before.
Lol if it’s in the Guardian it must be true! Just like Modi is a ‘fascist’ Ortega is another brutal Latin American dictator to you and your fellow left liberal “intellectual” ilk! I think the opposite of what you say is more likely closer to the truth. Living the good life in the West you are just another apologist and a propaganda tool for western interference in other countries affairs, in Lenin’s words a “useful idiot” for them. No wonder VS Naipaul didn’t think much of you.
I know this is a few years old, but it's peculiar seeing a post like this given that Ortega very much considers himself part of "the left" and the FSLN back in the 80s was practically swooned over by innumerable leftists and plenty of liberals.
"Another brutal Latin American dictator" looks a bit hyperbolic. Perhaps you should add "U.S. American", "British", "French", ... and you'll get a more accurate idea of dictatorship geographical span. As for truth, what is truth if not beauty on the way to the supermarket?
Thank you for drawing my attention to such a travesty. It has been too many years since I have heard much about what is going on there. I will read the articles you recommended and share them so that more people will become aware of Nicaragua's plight.