In the Mexican Labyrinth

[Cubby]

Also, some people were afraid that Obrador would turn into another Hugo Chavez.

PAN=Religious Right Theocrats.

PRI and PRD are at least economically left, even if not always socially left wing. PRD is the best party in Mexico.

But Obrador's post-election behavior was too much, even for me. He made that idiot Calderon seem normal by comparison.

[Cubby]

PAN=Religious Right Theocrats.

Can you name their "theocratic" policies?

No, its more of a general impression I have of them. Also, Ag said last year that if the Catholic Church was allowed to campaign, they would strongly support PAN. Thats not necessarily a bad thing, but I don't like the conservative religious element that the party has.

[Cubby]

PAN=Religious Right Theocrats.

Can you name their "theocratic" policies?

They promise to expand public health insurance (including everyone born from now on) and are big on subsidizing home-ownership for the working class.  It's actually part of their Catholic "social consciousness". And, until just recently (this changed with liberalization in Mexico City), Mexico's least restrictive abortion legislation was in PAN-governed Yucatan.

Though, on personal level, there is a very strong very clerical segment in the party, this can't be denied. Deep in the panista heartland, there are quite some dinosaurs both in the ranks and in the lead.

PAN is the party of "liberation theology" - leftist theocracy.

Are they really? Well thats news to me. PAN seems like Mexico's version of the GOP or the Tories, very old fashioned and conservative. I like liberation theology though.

I like PRD because they seem socially liberal (although Ag said this isn't always true), and because they aren't as strict capitalists as PAN, but have concerns for people's well-being, not just money and investors.