Next year, on Thanksgiving Day, I dare to say that most people in our region would feel really grateful if they could just witness a true, significant reduction in poverty and political unrest. The current vociferous and predominant anti-globalization strain of Latin American populism has proved to be fruitless when it comes to creating jobs and opportunities.
Personally, I would feel grateful to see the "Chilean way" of attaining economic growth without hampering democracy and individual liberties prevail over the ultimately ineffective "Chavista model." As for our "gringo" neighbors, I sincerely hope that on next year's Thanksgiving Day Americans will once again exult in the idea of their country as the global beacon for anyone striving for an open and pluralistic society.
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