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Montoneros was another violent leftist group that existed in Argentina. Radical left Peronists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montoneros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Torres_Restrepo
They also allied with the Colombian guerrillas based on the so-called liberation theology, led by the ex catholic priest Camilo Torres Restrepo
All the way down from Mexico, Central America, to Argentina, Chile ( South America ), and the Caribbean islands, they are nationalists/patriotic movements and groups disguised as socialists, mixed with different tendencies, including catholicism (so-called Christian socialism )
Those groups and movements were based on the concept of the leaders, leadership, and peasants’ movement. petite bourgeoisie production, and never obtained massive support from the peasants, similar to the situation of the Russian Populists
When the leader died, the movement was dissolved, or an internal fight created splits, and new groups were formed ( typical Leninist tactics ). In the end, most of the leaders became part of the capitalist machinery of government
Argentina is also known as Troskolandia.
The experiment known as Anarco Capitalism has completely failed
Let’s see the failure of Trotskyism, also known as Peronism/Trotskyism .
Medical doctors can cure diseases, but the reformists can not cure the diseases of capitalism
We are capital, and we are surrounded by capital. We are capitalist commodities; they buy us to produce profits, and we think that we have freedom and human rights, but we are modern slaves; our only freedom is to elect our own masters. He is using the proper term
Workers do not know what they want. Millions of workers voted for a right-wing populist and against what they called communism, and now they are going to vote for a group of Trotskyists who call themselves communists. It’s like a clock pendulum, oscillating from one side to another side
The Trotskyists in Latin America are just Guevara/Castroists /Maoists. Their nationalism is absurd. President Petro from Colombia said that Latin American nation-states are vanishing. The USA has created an economic and political structure that can not detached themselves from the USA capitalist class. Venezuela tried, and it failed, and the Bolivarian revolution has been completely wiped out in a few months. Most of the so-called “liberators” were criollos, except in Mexico and Haiti. Myriam is a Trotskyist Peronist. The Argentine Trotskyist supported the dictatorship of Fulgencio
Batista in Cuba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuel_Moreno#:~:text=Nahuel%20Moreno%20(real%20name%20Hugo,a%20Trotskyist%20leader%20from%20Argentina.&text=Nahuel%20Moreno%20(real%20name%20Hugo,Nahuel%20MorenoThey also support Gramsci
She is just like another Bernie Sanders. It is not a revolutionary movement; she is the most honest among all the Argentinian politicians .
PS, I can translate both articles
The article from El Sobrante is predicting that
Xi Jinping Called the Shots at the U.S.-China Summit while Trump Displayed His Weakness
Trump meeting with Xi Jinping
In Argentina, Trotskyism is more popular than Castroism, Guevaraism, Chavismo and Stalinism. Ironically, their neighbours, the Chilean workers, just elected a right-wing populist anti communist president ( 58% ), which might also create the conditions for the ascension of the leftists again
It looks like the government of Milei has increased the popularity of the Trotskyists in Argentina; there are predictions that they might win the next election, and the leader is a woman named Myriam Bregman (a Jewish descendant from Europe). The PTS is known as the Red Peronists. The PTS is the biggest Trotskyist party at present. In May, it filled up a whole stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriam_Bregman
Catholicism adopted various pagan traditions over centuries, often recontextualising them to aid in the conversion of European and Mediterranean cultures, blending pre-Christian practices with Christian theology. Key examples include setting Christmas on the winter solstice (Natalis Invicti), using incense/candles, and venerating saints and the Virgin Mary, mirroring earlier polytheistic customs.
Major Adopted Traditions & Cultural Parallels
Christmas & Solstice (Dec 25th): The birth of Christ was aligned with the Roman festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (Birth of the Unconquered Sun) and the winter solstice, incorporating traditions like evergreen trees to symbolise life.Easter & Fertility Rites: Easter rituals, including eggs and bunnies, have roots in pagan festivals celebrating spring fertility, such as the cult of Ishtar.
Veneration of Mary & Saints: The devotion to Mary, including her title as “Queen of Heaven,” shares parallels with ancient mother-child cults like Isis/Osiris in Egypt or Cybele in Rome. The concept of multiple saints replacing local pagan deities is seen as a way to transition pagan followers to Christianity.
Ritual Objects & Symbols: The use of incense, candles, and holy water, as well as the use of halos in art, were common in Greco-Roman, Babylonian, and Egyptian religious ceremonies long before Christianity.
The Rosary & Prayer Beads: While often used in Catholicism, beads for counting prayers were used in various ancient religions, including those in India, Greece, and Egypt.
Titles & Clergy Functions: The papal title Pontifex Maximus was originally used by the highest priest in ancient Rome.
Eucharist & Sacrificial Meals: Similarities exist between the Eucharist and the ritualistic eating of bread and wine in pagan mystery cults, such as the worship of Dionysus and Mithras.Purpose of Adoption
Rather than eradicating all existing customs, the early Church frequently adopted them and provided new, Christian meanings, as encouraged by early leaders like Pope Gregory, to ease the transition for new believers.The catholic church adopted Aztec, Maya and indian religious traditions to convert the native to catholicism.
In Europe, Virgin Mary is white, but in Mexico, Virgin Mary has dark skin, and the message was given to an indian peasant. That is a very lucrative celebration that generates millions of dollars in profits
Voodoo ( Vodou, Vudu ) is also African catholicism.
Haitian Vodou and similar traditions like Louisiana Voodoo are syncretic religions that blended West/Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism. Developed by enslaved people between the 16th and 19th centuries, it merged African deities (lwa) with Catholic saints, often to mask traditional practices under colonial prohibition.
Syncretism: It is not just one or the other, but a combination of traditional African religions (specifically from regions like modern-day Benin/Dahomey) and Roman Catholic rituals.
Masking and Saints: Enslaved people often used images of Catholic saints to represent their own spirits (lwa) to avoid persecution, making the two traditions outwardly interlinked.
Dual Identity: Many practitioners in Haiti and New Orleans often identified, and may still identify, as both Catholic and Vodouist.Cultural Context: While rooted in African traditions, Vodou developed specifically in the New World (Haiti/Louisiana) as a form of survival and cultural resistance.
In summary, characterising it solely as “African Catholicism” is a simplification, but it is accurate to say it is an African diasporic faith deeply syncretised with Roman Catholicism.
Aristides, who was a Salesian fathers and a member of the Liberation theology,y wanted Voodoo to be the official religion of Haiti, ti and that created fierce confrontation with the Catholic church. They wanted him to be overthrown, but they never complained that the Ton Ton Macoute were killing people because Duvalier supported the catholic church
