It turns out that an important dose of optimism for the country is the fact that politicians such as Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solórzano recognize the strategic need for Mexico to join the group of nations that goes by the acronym BRICSstrive to oxygenate the stifling environment imposed by the speculative financial system of the West, and become a reference point supporting efforts to build a new international economic and financial architecture, defined by the goal of the common development of all countries. and especially the inhabitants of the forgotten global south.
On October 10, Cárdenas gave a broad overview of the situation in the country in a presentation at the UNAM Faculty of Law on the occasion of receiving the Carlos Fuentes 20-23 position from that faculty. Cardenas follows up his presentation with the title: Projection of Carlos Fuentes on the path of todaywith the clear intention that the memory shared with the Mexican writer would acquire practical meaning and significance.
At the beginning of the text, when it is stated that receiving Chairman Carlos Fuentes means making a commitment to his legacy, “honoring him, striving to realize, from the trenches, circumstances and in his time, desires and reasons that he accepted for the benefit of our country and humanity” . The award received gave Cardenas the opportunity to share a long-standing relationship of friendship, kinship and close affection with Fuentes, remembering that his first meeting with the writer took place in the mid-fifties of the last century in the Circulo de Estudios Mexicanos, where they coincided with other young people of that time, prominent scientists and progressive figures.
He later coincided with Carlos Fuentes at the Latin American Conference for National Sovereignty, Economic Liberation and Peace, held in Mexico City in March 1961 and convened by the three Latin American co-chairs of the then World Peace Council, including Lázaro. Cardenas. The processes that took place are included in the international dynamics aimed at liberating the countries of the so-called third world from the heavy and painful burden of colonialism. In the mid-1950s, the Bandung Conference was held in South-West Asia, and later, in the early 1960s, the Non-Aligned Movement would be established on a broader geographical basis.
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In what Cardenas acknowledges is a long struggle, he is directing the efforts of many to build a democracy that is deeply rooted in the country, sustainable and widely developed. He does not forget to note that achieving this goal requires concerted action by the state and society to overcome social inequality and poverty, ensure economic growth, combat insecurity, violence and the presence of crime from which the entire nation suffers. Cardenas places particular emphasis on education and work (productive employment), citing them as priorities necessary for Mexico to become a developed country and an egalitarian democracy.
It states that the burden of evil borne by the country has worsened from the early eighties to the present day. He says: “Mexico was imposed with neoliberal economic policies, subservient to the market and imposing irrational austerity measures on productive investment, resulting in severe social inequality, poverty, concentration of wealth, meager growth with serious consequences for waste.” jobs, deindustrialization and degradation of the rural economy, as well as depopulation in various regions of the country and the loss through migration of talent and labor that could contribute significantly to national progress.”
He then makes specific and pointed criticisms of NAFTA-TMEC. Judge such agreements by their results; notes that the asymmetry of the Mexican economy in relation to the economies of its so-called partners remains, “and economic backwardness and social degradation continue to be the predominant characteristics of our development”. Seeing these results, he argues that one should think that Mexico’s path is different, and with usual restraint he sharply criticizes the current government, arguing that it must “abandon not in words, but in deeds, politics in fashion, it is no longer the aimless market economy that is developing, and a market that is fair in competition, and a market society, that is, with consumer opportunities democratically regulated by the state.”
Suggesting that Mexico seek a different path and not support subordinate integration with North America, Cárdenas calls Mexico’s priority the restoration of its Latin American identity, “since in practice this would mean a firm exercise of our sovereignty, which, without taking into account participation in TMEC and other projects with the North , strive for equal and mutually beneficial relations with him.”
It highlights the economic potential of an integrated Latin America, which will allow it to practice relations of equality and cooperation of solidarity with other economic regions such as China, the European Union and Russia. In turn, Cardenas identifies areas through which integration could begin: higher education, scientific research and technological development, clean energy, addressing the negative consequences of climate change, sustainable food production.
In this context, he proposes that Mexico “also join the BRICS project, where Brazil is already located and to which Argentina and several oil-producing countries in the Middle East have recently joined, and to seek closer ties with the Community of Latin American Countries.” States and the Caribbean (CELAC) with UNASUR and MERCOSUR.” And he concludes: “Thus, decisive steps will be taken in the active exercise of national sovereignty to put an end to the political, economic and cultural colonization that is seriously limiting our development.”
The above-mentioned relationship between Carlos Fuentes and Cuauhtemoc Cardenas is part of the historical memory of Mexico’s efforts, in alliance with other countries of the global south, to liberate itself from colonization and achieve industrialization. The BRICS grouping is the practical culmination of these efforts, and Cárdenas’ demand for the country to join such a grouping should very soon become a social demand of all productive sectors of the country to determine program coordinates. .
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, October 25, 2023
Source: Aristegui Noticias
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
