live ira ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁used ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁as ▁" per i pher al ▁econom ies " ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁society ▁and ▁economic ▁development , ▁which ▁many ▁saw ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁ne o - colon ial ism ▁and ▁ne o - imper ial ism . ▁This ▁shift ▁in ▁thinking ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sur ge ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁related ▁to ▁how ▁Latin ▁America ▁could ▁assert ▁its ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Many ▁sch ol ars ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁shift ▁to ▁social ism ▁could ▁help ▁liber ate ▁Latin ▁America ▁from ▁this ▁conflict . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Left ▁emer ged ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁a ▁group ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁go ▁beyond ▁existing ▁Marx ist – Len in ist ▁efforts ▁at ▁ach ieving ▁economic ▁equality ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁to ▁include ▁social ▁reform ▁and ▁address ▁issues ▁unique ▁to ▁Latin ▁America ▁such ▁as ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁equality , ▁ind igen ous ▁rights , ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁environment , ▁dem ands ▁for ▁radical ▁dem ocracy , ▁international ▁solid ar ity , ▁anti - colon ial ism , ▁anti - imper ial ism ▁and ▁other ▁a ims . ▁ ▁Britain ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ' s ▁Secret ▁Spe ech ▁den oun cing ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁many ▁abandoned ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁( CP GB ) ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁re th ink ▁its ▁orth odox ▁Marx ism . ▁Some ▁joined ▁various ▁T rot sky ist ▁group ings ▁or