The vassal right
Why is the right wing growing in Latin America? What new ideas does it express, and what old logic does it carry from the 19th century? What is the secret of its power? Why is it inappropriate to characterize it as “authoritarian” or “fascist”? What happens when we recognize its roots in a late-stage consumer society and a postcolonial world order? What are the two processes that must be reversed to defeat the right wing and plant a seed for the future? What should be done? In this sociological study, Esteban Torres answers these questions—and others—inspired by a revealing fact: voluntary servitude is the true source of the Latin American right wing's power.
“While much has been said about the cultural issue regarding the empowerment of the so-called ‘right wing’, this book does so from a perspective not sufficiently explored regarding the essence of the so-called ‘cultural battle’ which, ultimately, converges in the decolonial struggle.”
Eugenio Raul Zaffaroni
Former Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Republic
Professor Emeritus of the University of Buenos Aires
