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A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past. Fidel Castro

Who better to author the account of the "dirty little war" which pitted the U.S. Marines and the guerilla forces of Augusto Cesar Sandino than a man who is both a historian and a first-hand combatant revolutionary? Neill Macaulay's role as a lieutenant in Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement Army lends an authentic pen to illustrating the tactics, politics and international reaction to the native revolt of peasant, Indian and rural worker against both the U.S. involvement in the government and politics of Nicaragua.

To a reoccurring backdrop in Latin America, motivated individuals were drawn into insurgent rebellion against an installed government, stolen election and U.S. interference on foreign soil. These backwater combatants learned quickly the virtue of stealth, utilizing geographic complications and unconventional tactics to their advantage in the jungles and mountains of Nicaragua. The sum of these attributes was that the U.S. "doctrines of war were useless." (Macaulay 174)

Sandino and his nationalist movement proved a hard target to hit under these tactics. American Minister Mathew Hanna expressed just this when he announced to the Department of State "banditry cannot be eliminated and order restored by present means and methods." (Macaulay 178) What the U.S. soldiers faced was contrary to the forces that they had trained for on Paris Island, what they found success with in WWI and left them on uneasy, and unfamiliar ground.

Like other revolutionary movements in Latin America, Sandino's nationalist motivation was forged in response to a perceived foreign imperialist influence upon his country and the instillation of a president. Sandino led his army in an attempt to end both the U.S. interference in Nicaragua and against the conservative government that the U.S. backed in the civil war that ensued.

What is poignant in the tale of Augusto Sandino is the they echo similar aspects to other revolutionary movements in Latin America. Both Sandino and Zapata (Mexico) as historical figures were thrust into their roles due to legitimacy issues in politics and government. Both of these charismatic figureheads applied guerilla tactics against larger, better-equipped armies...and succeeded in slowing the cogs of war against all odds. Zapata and Sandino shared the ideology of reform, liberal, progressive ideals for the population in general and sought nationalistic, patriotic goals for their respective countries. Further, both Zapata's and Sandino's downfall was precipitated by their disinclination to appeasement.

Both were unwilling to compromise the tenets of their movement-leading to friction with promising comrades and politicians who would have afforded both these characters political and actual security in ties to new governments and an end to aggression. Unfortunately, they share also the ill fate of being betrayed by politicians that gained from their exploits. Sandino and his Army in Defense of the National Sovereignty of Nicaragua aided Liberal rebel Commander General José María Moncada in gaining the Presidency of Nicaragua. This done, Moncada distanced himself from the guerillas as he made pacts with the U.S. military. Sandino vowed to continue to wage his war and found himself at the wrong end of Nicaraguan politics again, as he and his army were targeted by both national and foreign troops. Sandino declares Moncada's government unconstitutional and continues to fight. Like Zapata, Sandino finds himself on the outs with his compatriot as the other rises to power and does not stay true to the ideals fought over.

When Sandino pledged his loyalty to the new President Sacasa, a past liberal leader, and enters into agreement to de-mobilize his men, Sandino and his entourage were rounded up by Sacasa's men and executed...As Zapata was in Mexico. Each one believing that they were doing their patriotic duty, standing up for their ideals, their people and the general independence and equality of the peasant class subjugated under unconstitutional regimes.

The story of Augusto Cesar Sandino stands out as a Robin Hood tale, where a charismatic man and a band of outlaws stand up against the forces in the name of citizens, country and progressive pursuits. Macaulay's keen take on the quest for Nicaraguan liberalism, free of U.S. involvement is truly a testament to the character and virtue found in rebellion movements in the wake of imperialism and counterfeit governments.

Latin America has deep roots in popular revolution, past and present. The flowers of these roots are conspicuous against the travel of time, as imperial and political designs from outsiders and domestic would-be usurers of the populous will be repelled by men like Augusto Cesar Sandino, who advocate for liberty and the defense of common people against foreign interference and political elitism. Macaulay's book represents well both the historical facts, the details and decisions of a nationalist movement and insight into the mind of a guerilla. As both a historian and a player in a rebellion himself, the trials of Sandino and the U.S. Marines are documented lyrically and with an awareness and acumen they deserve.

A bond that cannot be broken

Anyone who has read the brilliant Harry Potter books of J K Rowling will know about her fictional ‘characters’ the Dementors. For the few of you who haven’t yet been entranced and engrossed in the pages of the stories, I will briefly explain. These are ghoul-like, hooded characters created by evil whose function and ability is, slowly but irrevocably, to remove any positive emotions, feelings and memories from anyone they are in contact with. Eventually the soul is taken until the person, now totally desolate, dies a miserable death.

Harry Potter had encounters with these ‘beings’ and the only reason he survived their attacks was his innate, inner goodness, his resilience and his unconscious link to a power of good. The power came to his aid when his situation was dire and it was far stronger than the evil force of the Dementors. That inner link was through the ever enduring love of his dead parents, on another plane of existence, who, when dying, had put Harry’s safety before their own.

Now, why do I mention fictional characters?

Many stories are metaphors of life – what is and what could be. To me, the Harry Potter books are no exception. Some clerical members of the Christian Church have been known to criticise these books – why? Because they mention magic. Yet, in my understanding, these books are about the triumph of good over evil and give the message that love can be a powerful force - even from beyond the grave. Is that not, in effect, the same truth that the Christian Church attempts to portray? Have they forgotten their own ‘magical’ stories – of ‘a few loaves and fishes feeding 5000 people?’ of ‘water being turned into wine?’

But, I digress.

I trained as a Doctor and was, for 35 yrs, a psychiatrist. Though I have retired from all medical practice, those years of work, interest and caring for other people have left a legacy. It is one that I cannot deny. I have knowledge - from experience, study, work, and my own life, which means I cannot shut my eyes to many of the actions of young people, nor can I remain ‘silent’ – though, now, my written words have to speak for me! Ill people are no longer my responsibility to diagnose or treat, yet I still care. Prevention was, and is always, preferable to cure.

I have written, in other articles, of my concerns about the excessive alcohol intake, let alone drug taking, of many teenagers. I have written a poetry book especially for them, aimed to strengthen their awareness and ability to, not only enjoy but also to withstand peer pressure, and to understand the consequences of actions etc. It is called ‘Choice for Teenagers’ and is on sale from my websites. Many poems are metaphorical stories in rhyming verse. Go to my website - see the bio box at the end of this article for information and details – or just remember my name and ‘Google’! £1 from the sale of each of my three poetry books for children is given to a children’s charity.

How do I link my concern for teenagers who drink excessively or take drugs with the fictional Harry Potter?

Well - he was a teenager, battling with strong forces that he did not understand and without earthly parental support.

But, I am thinking more about the role of the ‘Dementors’.

Imagine if parents could see a ‘sinister, hooded, ghostly figure’ hovering around their teenager and/or their teenage friends, when they are drinking excessively or taking non-prescribed drugs – yet, at the same time, knowing that, because of inexperience and lack of knowledge, the teenagers could not see this figure.

What the parents should see is ‘despair and damage personified’ – waiting. Waiting for a chance to put an attachment to their teenager, through which it could, after a period of normality, gradually and insidiously draw out all the enthusiasm, health, ambition, learning, caring, intelligence and emotion that the teenager possessed. What would they do?

Go to the help of their teenager? Take their child away from the situation? Attack directly? Panic? Call the police or a doctor? Ban the teenager from going to that place? Tell what they saw to warn their child?

One thing is certain. They would do something if they cared. I, rightly or wrongly, still believe that most parents do love and care for their children in their teens despite, in very many cases, an apparent lack of ability or wish to intervene in excessive and potentially damaging behaviours.

Alcohol, while it remains in the bottle, is an innocuous liquid. Only when it has intimate inner contact and reaction with human cells, in particular the brain and liver, does it have its effect, which, if in excess becomes dangerous – in proportion to the amount used.

The immediate or long term effects are hidden from an ‘obvious’ view to teenagers.

Harry Potter had no choice when or if he had contact with the Dementors in the story.

In real life, the element of human choice is necessary for any action. The brain has to choose to ‘tell’ the hand to carry the alcohol to the mouth, not one time but many, before the ‘attachment’ or a dependence is final. But, once that happens, the alcohol, like the fictional Dementor, governs the brain so that choice is lost and the movement takes on an automatic quality that is difficult to stop.

Excessive alcohol or drugs – not taken for medicinal purposes or in prescribed doses and frequency - have the same effects, in the end, as J K Rowling’s  fictional ‘Dementors’.

If only all parents could just ‘see’ what I ‘see’ when teenagers drink excessively or take drugs – a ghoul like, hooded figure, waiting to attach itself to their teenagers. Once properly attached the teenagers must fight for their physical and mental health, emotions, future ambitions, careers, attachment to family and, in the extreme, their lives. This present day ‘real not fictional Dementor’ gradually drains anything meaningful from their minds and in the end (it is well named) dementia can result. If parents used their imagination in this way, I think they would do everything in their power, earlier rather than later, to prevent these consequences happening to their loved ones.

Harry Potter lost his parents, yet, they were 'watching over' him and able to send a power against evil to help in time of dire need. His father also left him an external aid - a ‘cloak of invisibility’ – to be used when he needed protection or in situations that could be dangerous, though it apparently had no power against the Dementors who could see through that cloak.

Parents have not only the opportunity, but the obligation, to give their children and teenagers an inner source of strength against negative forces in life that can arrive and strike with stealth. They (or a consistent key figure for children like Harry, without a living parent) can provide an inner bond - by showing love, caring, interest and giving time throughout the developing years. They carry this around with them, like a ‘cloak of invisibility’, ready to be used when necessary. But, that bond can be over-ridden in a teenager by excessive alcohol intake.

The bond that is formed through the developing years is something that money can’t buy and an ever present earthly link which helps to keep them safe from forces that would and could destroy them. It is a bond that may become dented, permanently or temporarily by events and actions, but never broken.

It is not fool-proof, due to that human factor of ‘choice’. Teenagers tend to think they are old enough to make their own choices. That concept, if true for everything, would make life easier for them and their parents. Unfortunately, despite advances in many areas of our lives, technology, science etc, the maturing and learning processes needed by humans are still necessary during those crucial years. There have been no new ‘softwares’ or ‘virus checkers’ for the human mind.

But, without a strong bond internally and support externally day by day – a teenager who drinks excessively or takes drugs may, sadly, succumb to the subtle powers of the present day non-fictional  Dementors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Dr Audrey Coatesworth is a retired Consultant Psychiatrist, wife, mother and grandmother.Three poetry books 'Growing Up', Coping with Illness and Grief' and 'Choice for teenagers' are so far in print and for sale on her websites.She has written them with the express purpose of continuing her therapeutic work.
A 'novel'- is it fact of fiction?- will be ready in late 2009 - BEYOND MERCY.
Relevant websites: www.secondaryschoolpoems.com
www.audreycoatesworth.com

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