Can LATAM emulate East Asia and rival the West rather than be its servant?

[G.Tucker]

LATAM has a lot of potential and I hope it can break free from the 'West' and particularly US influence to form a rival superpower like China/East Asia. Brazil will be China, Mexico will be Japan (closer to US influence), Southern Cone-Korea and the smaller countries their East Asian counterparts (under Brazil/China sphere of influence).

This is important because I feel the region lacks identity and just follows Europe (upper class) or US (middle class). The lower classes propagate gang culture (drugs/crime) and corruption transcends all classes.

Discuss.

[Duffmannn]

Latam is a western peripherical spot.

So no.

[G.Tucker]

Latam is a western peripherical spot.

So no.

Soviet Union was a super power and extended its sphere of influence across almost all East Europe and East Germany (all part of the West now). In fact, Estonia, Latvia etc. were actually in the USSR proper and are now very part of the West through he EU.

Currently, Turkey is the ultimate Western peripheral spot (bit like Mexico to US) but has moved much closer to Middle East despite NATO membership and is very much a regional power rivalling the West and only getting stronger.

Same for North Africa as they become more prosperous despite sharing the Med with southern Euro (again periphery).

[Duffmannn]

I say, Latin America is west (culture, law, lenguage, customes, religion, society). So your statement is invalid. It would like asking "Can Germany (or France, or Canada, or Austria...) emulate East Asia and rival the West rather than be its servant"

[Ranger0075]

Theoretical thinking from Greeks + administrative and legal pragmatism from Romans + Christianity = West basis

So to start with that they should revoke their christian beliefes and adopt a new religion, anything else will be just outcome by that

[Tooting Carmen]

I say, Latin America is west (culture, law, lenguage, customes, religion, society). So your statement is invalid. It would like asking "Can Germany (or France, or Canada, or Austria...) emulate East Asia and rival the West rather than be its servant"

Perhaps he should have said "rivals the global North" instead. But to answer the OP's question: probably not. Too much corruption, poor infrastructure and short-termism in Latin America.

[G.Tucker]

Perhaps he should have said "rivals the global North" instead. But to answer the OP's question: probably not. Too much corruption, poor infrastructure and short-termism in Latin America.

When you say short-termism do you mean lack of planning? Is that all the way from personal/community level to government level? Any examples?

[G.Tucker]

I say, Latin America is west (culture, law, lenguage, customes, religion, society). So your statement is invalid. It would like asking "Can Germany (or France, or Canada, or Austria...) emulate East Asia and rival the West rather than be its servant"

LATAM is not the West. West= US, Canada, Europe, Aus and NZ

Just because it copies the West doesn't make it part of the West. There is a distinct Latin culture and identity that separates it. Bit like Russia and other pro-Russia countries in Eastern Europe.

[Tooting Carmen]

When you say short-termism do you mean lack of planning? Is that all the way from personal/community level to government level? Any examples?

In Colombia, most of its economy nowadays revolves around exporting its countless raw materials, rather than using them to develop high-quality goods. Such a primary/secondary industry approach may generate a lot of investment in the short-term, but in the long-term it won't become a truly 'developed' country because it creates and manufactures far too little for that to be the case.

[Teutone]