RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY
El Gran Dolor de Mexico
I know we have not been a good friend
to Latin American democracy
For far too long we favored military
strongmen over elected leaders
In far too many countries we interfered
to overthrow or undermine democracy
From Mexico to Nicaragua
From Venezuela to Argentina
We betrayed our own principles
What a pity it would be if
after all this time and misery
When we stand strong for democracy
Mexico stands opposed
How ironic it would be
after all this blatant hypocrisy
After you defeated one-party rule
you founded a new autocracy
Fair Mexico you need to know
Dictatorship from the left is no more
Virtuous or acceptable than
Dictatorship from the right
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