With over 60% of the voters, unheard of numbers in the Empire and its vassal states, Evo Morales has won another victory as President of Bolivia.
Evo Morales wins yet another term as President of Bolivia.
Mon, 2014-10-13 15:18
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Evo Morales wins yet another term as President of Bolivia.
errata: that should be "nearly" 60% (59.5%) of voters.
Yay Evo! We could do with more political leaders like him.
[url=http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Evo-Morales-Victory-Demonstrate... Morales’ Victory Demonstrates How Much Bolivia Has Changed[/url]
Gwynne Dyer: The truth about Bolivia’s and Brazil’s economic miracles
Bolivian President Evo Morales Addresses 73rd Session, UNGA, Sept 26, 2018
https://youtu.be/5BBFOR_0CEQ
"I would like to talk about the three major threats we face. The first is climate change. Every year it's hotter than it was the year before..."
I guess this is a good place to report on another election with a far better outcome than in Canada.
"Bolivia's US-backed right-wing opposition is setting government buildings on fire, after leftist President Evo Morales won re-election. He has accused the opposition of launching a coup attempt 'with international support."
https://twitter.com/GrayzoneProject/status/1187128516766261248
One may assume Chrystia F is already on it.
"We denounce before the world the attempted coup d'etat in progress against the brother president Evo Morales. All our solidarity and support for our South Indigenous Chief. We demand respect for the will of the Bolivian People who re-selected him as their president. - President of Venezuela-
https://twitter.com/telesurenglish/status/1193350911046946818
"The Western imperialist environmentalist stance on Bolivia: we need to save Indigenous land from Indigenous people by over-throwing an Indigenous-led govt."
https://twitter.com/nick_w_estes/status/1193250220168994816
Bolivia's Military Chief Calls on President Morales to Resign After New Elections Announced
https://on.rt.com/a51o
"They demand that I resign, this is an attempted coup. This is unconstitutional and illegal..."
Morales resigns.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Morales agreed to new elections but was still forced to resign. Which can only mean a coup.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-10/bolivia-president-evo-morales-resigns-after-army-tells-him-to-go?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter
I don't understand why Morales resigned. Anyone have any better insight than the bullshit in the mainstream media?
Appears he was forced out by the military.
Wow! This is reminisent of what was done to Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti. Part of the Lima Group machinations I suspect.
Clearly, either the thread title needs to be change or a "Military Coup in Bolivia" thread needs to be started. Gods and reason help the people of that country-especially the Indigenous majority who may be about to be stripped of everything they've gained with Evo in power. Please let this not be a repeat of the misery inflicted on Haiti, on Nicaragua in 1990, on Chile in 1973, on Brazil in 2018 and before the in 1964 on the Dominican Republic in 1964, on Guatemala in 1954, on all the other Latin American nations prior to that.
The lines Phil Ochs wrote and sang over half a century ago ring sadly true tonight-
"We own half the world, o say can you see
And the name for our profits is "democracy"
So like it or not, you will have to be "free"
For we're the cops of the world, boys,
We're the cops of the world."
From Telesur English:
Full Story
Sorry, I don't get it. Is there a real story here? What is it?
Telesur LIVE Updates:
https://t.co/PBoKA9RAyM
"Opposition Lawmaker Jeanine Anez to Become Bolivia's Interim President...
President Evo: 'I'm resigning so that my brother and sister leaders and officials of the MAS - Movement Towards Socialism won't be taken hostage, persecuted, attacked. I very much lament this coup. The struggle won't end here. We will continue..."
https://twitter.com/camilateleSUR/status/1193647070630072325
"What's happening in Bolivia is what we've seen already happening in Venezuela: The criminalization of Morales' government, the execution of siege mechanisms, sedition and the useage of the international media for regime change* that couldn't be achieved with votes."
Including most prominently WaPo, The Guardian and one of babble's favourite msm liars and stupidifiers The New York Times...
Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/world/americas-evo-morales-bolivia.html
"Evo Morales resigned as president of Bolivia on Nov 10 after weeks of mass protests by an infuriated population that accused him of undermining democracy and trying to extend the tenure of his rule...As the country slipped into deeper turmoil over the weekend, protesters voiced their fear of Bolivia's trajectory under Mr Morales. 'This is not Cuba. This is not Venezuela!' they chanted in La Paz..."
Anything from our Hill & Knowlton socialist party yet?
In case you missed it: (Oct 29, 2019)
Canada Calls For New Vote After Disputed Bolivian Election
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-bolivia-election-fraud-1.5339777
"Trudeau government joins allies in putting Evo Morales on notice it will not recognize new government. 'It is not possible to accept the outcome under these circumstances,' says a statement issued today by Global Affairs Canada. 'We join our international partners in calling for a second round of elections to restore credibility in the electoral process..."
"Evo Morales - 47.08 % of the vote, 11 points ahead of his nearest competitor. Justin Trudeau - 33.07% of the vote, 1.5 points behind his nearest competitor."
https://twitter.com/Hezbolsonaro/status/1192652754512015361
Canada Welcomes Results of OAS Electoral Audit Mission to Bolivia: Nov 10, 2019, Global Affairs CAN
https://bit.ly/2Ny5ceC
"The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement...It is clear that the will of the Bolivian people and the democratic process were not respected...Canada stands with Bolivia and the democratic will of its people. We note the resignation of President Morales and will continue to support Bolivia during this transition and the new elections."
More Freeland 'Feminist Foreign Policy' on behalf of the 'Rules-based International Ordure'.
"Fully support the findings of the OAS official report recommending new elections in Bolivia to ensure a truly democratic process representative of the people's will. The credibility of the electoral system must be restored."
https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1193600452849475584
WATCH: The Grayzone's Anya Parampil Debunks Bolivian Coup Myths
https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1193758523081015296
"There's a coup in Bolivia, the US is supporting it [Canada too!] and luckily we have journalists like the Grayzone's Anya Parampil debunking pro-coup propaganda instead of spreading it [like Freeland]..."
"US State Department officially praises Luis Almagro and his OAS goon squad for their work to invalidate Bolivia's democratic process. The US provides 60% of the OAS budget. Almagro works as a proud servant of the org Fidel once called The 'Yankee Ministry of the Colonies'."
https://twitter.com/anyaparampil/status/1193751020691742721
"To see Evo Morales who, along with a powerful movement, has brought so much social progress forced from office by the military is appalling. I condemn this coup against the Bolivian people and stand with them for democracy, social justice and independence."
https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1193657983219257344
"Self-defense units are forming in El Alto and a general headquarters has been constituted. It looks like the US supported fascist coup in Bolivia is going to be resisted."
https://twitter.com/JebSprague/status/1193766498541555712
CEPR: No Evidence That Bolivian Election Results Were Affected By Irregularities or Fraud, Statistical Analysis Shows
http://cepr.net/press-center/press-releases/no-evidence-that-bolivian-el...
Examination finds tally sheets consistent with Evo Morales first-round victory contrary to a post election narrative that was supported without evidence by the OAS Electoral Observation Mission..."
Babble's favored liars and stupifiers? You mean nothing about RT that cheered when Trump was elected with Russian support? A right-wing government with Elliot Abrams in charge of Latin policy? Not to say that the Democrats are clean, see Honduras, but going back to the 1970s they've been far less inclined to support regime change than the Republicans.
And Morales gave then an opening by challenging the results of the term limits referendum, Why so many of these leaders come to believe they're indispensable, no matter how good they are, is too often a fatal flaw,
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election-mexico-minister/mexico-says-bolivia-suffered-coup-due-to-militarys-role-in-events-idUSKBN1XL1S5
Bolivia’s Lithium-Powered Future
The global demand for lithium, used to make batteries for cell phones, laptops, and hybrid cars, is expected to triple in the next 15 years. 50-70% of the world's supply of this critical mineral is contained in just one place -- Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats.
Evo Morales didn’t resign; he was overthrown by a coup d’état.
I sent a private message to MegB to ask that she change the thread title to that. Not sure if she's on here at all on a holiday.
"Canada has supported:
We're not a 'progressive' country. We're a complicit one."
https://twitter.com/DavideMastracci/status/1193724479723245569
Please Post any news/info of Canadian rallies/protests conducted or planned.
Emergency rally against the coup in Bolivia tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6 pm Bloor and Spadina. Pls RT and spread the word #EvoPresidenteLegitimo #BoliviaLibre
Just look at him taking on that deep state. In Bolivia.
Morales accepts asylum in Mexico.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/after-morales-resignation-a-question-for-bolivia-was-this-the-democratic-will-or-a-coup/2019/11/11/ff36ce9a-040c-11ea-9118-25d6bd37dfb1_story.html
Remember that Morales as far as I am aware is the only or was the only indigenous leader on the planet, loved by indigenous populations throughout the Latin Americas.....my friends amongst the Maya see this coup as a catalyst to begin building international indigenous solidarity....
The role of the OAS is instructive in this tragic affair...more detail would be useful!
As was the role and public position of Canada
Canada backs coup against Bolivia’s president
YVES ENGLER
Singh has got to let NDP MPs denounce the coup in the house and should damn well denounce it himself. Nobody who supports the overthrow of a democratic government would ever even consider voting NDP, so there's no case for silence on this at all.
If the NDP has to be dragged kicking and screaming to notice and oppose such things as this Canadian-backed Bolivian coup or the open active IDF recruitment of Canadians in Toronto today, the Hill & Knowlton socialist party will continue its well deserved trajectory into irrelevance. The quicker the better. What a disgusting disgrace.
@ iyra - you obviously missed #23
Canada Backs Coup Against Bolivia's President
https://yvesengler.com/2019/11/11/canada-backs-coup-againgst-bolivias-pr...
"...Hours after the military command forces Morales to resign as president of the most Indigenous nation in the Americas, Chrystia Freeland endorsed the coup..."
Bernie Sanders Becomes First 2020 Democratic Presidential Contender to Criticize Bolivian Coup
https://twitter.com/dimitrilascaris/status/1194039636387127296
"Meanwhile, here in Canada, Jagmeet Singh, NDP is conspicuously silent about the latest right-wing assault on a socialist government."
I'm sure the Canadian ruling class has duly noted and will remember his moderation and 'restraint'. But plain to see once again how the No Difference Party fails to represent even a minimally acceptable anti-imperialist stance against these continuing open Canadian collaborations with various outrageous American criminal projects. Corbyn came out with a statement immediately. Even Bernie managed.
If and when the NDP does eventually release something or an MP is allowed to tweet, it will only be because some cynical political calculations were made perhaps in consultation with Hill & Knowlton etc to first determine what was to be gained and what lost politically. Not what was right. At this point in history, and for a whole host of reasons, Canada simply can't afford an NDP like this anymore folks.
Dear Jagmeet Singh: [email protected]
You were elected to represent progressive Canadians. This includes condemnation of US backed military coups and Canadian participation with them. The lack of a timely response from your office on this is not only deeply disappointing but a national disgrace. Please ignore Hill & Knowlton, do your job and SAY SOMETHING!
Sincerely,
Sick of all the sellouts!
The US Coup Connection
https://twitter.com/JebSprague/status/1193986589749211136
"Officials who forced Evo to resign worked as Bolivia's Mil Attaches in DC. The CIA often seeks to recruit Attaches working in DC. 2013: Gen Kaliman served as Mil Attache. 2018: Police Com Calderon Mariscal was Pres of APALA in DC."
Boliva Coup: US Regime Change Operation Explained
https://youtu.be/tgegJioh3MU
"Yesterday Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned from office, even though he had won his country's elections..."
https://twitter.com/nikiashton/status/1194075270598332416
Continued here.