Abstract

If we look into the deep structure of global politics, the so-called ‘war on terror’ appears very differently, as a reflection of deep-seated historical trends and changes, some associated with the era of ‘globalization’. Among these is the persistent malaise of democracy in the West, and in many parts of the world, which has accompanied the reign of neoliberal economic doctrine. The concentration of corporate and financial wealth and power, and the relentless pursuit of free market economic dogma have undermined not only the economy they were meant to serve, but also the very foundations of meaningful democracy, and weakened its legitimacy, in both North and South. Under the sign of the ‘war on terror’ after 9/11, these underlying deep structural tendencies were intensified and grotesquely exacerbated for expedient and ‘imperial’ political ends. Si miramos dentro de la estructura profunda de la política global, la supuesta ‘guerra contra el terror’ parece muy diferente, como una reflexión de tendencias y cambios históricos profundamente arraigados, asociados con la era de la ‘globalización’. Dentro de estos, se encuentra el malestar persistente de la democracia en el Occidente y en muchas partes del mundo, que ha acompañado al gobierno de la doctrina económica neoliberal. La concentración de la riqueza y del poder corporativo y financiero, y la búsqueda incesante del dogma económico del mercado libre, han minado no solamente a la economía a la cual supuestamente debían servir, pero a los cimientos de la democracia significativa y debilitado su legitimidad tanto en el sur como en el norte. Bajo la señal de la ‘guerra contra el terror’ después de 9/11, estas tendencias fundamentales de estructura profunda se intensificaron y agravaron grotescamente, para fines políticos oportunos e ‘imperiales’.

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