Today, at Occupy Amsterdam, there is a debate, Voices from the South – ‘What if Latin America Ruled the World?’. They have invited a couple of academics to discuss this with the public, etc.

And of course, as a born and bred Latin American, I have to laugh at their lack of imagination. They cannot even conceive a world without colonizers? Someone, anyone, has to rule? But naturally, so many of these Northern Europeans love, love, love “the exotic” that probably their imaginations run wild at the thought of lush vegetation, “hot women” and “passionate music”, so they are very keen on this little exercise in reverse colonialism.

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