US-Backed Candidate Wins in Honduras, 'Democracy' Prevails (Again)
Mainstream media frames the Honduran election as a fair contest where a 'reformer' (conveniently 'Trump-backed') holds a 'slim lead.' What they won't broadcast is the ghost of 2009, when the U.S. backed a military coup that ousted democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya, plunging the country into instability and violence. (Remember Hillary Clinton's role in legitimizing it?) Now, any
'democratic' outcome favored by Washington is celebrated, while genuine popular movements are dismissed or destabilized. It appears 'democracy' in Latin America often means whomever America can control. How many times must a nation revolt against a U.S.-approved puppet before it's deemed truly 'democratic' by the West?