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Enero 16, 2005
Evo-isms Part I
This entry receives the title "part I" because I anticipate many more to come. I've been pretty critical of those on the far-right, but those on the far-left deserve some love as well. Even though Evo Morales has demonstrated that he wants to be considered a more moderate leftist, he feels that he needs to recapture those on the radical left.
From the Miami Herald:
''When the radicals are powerful, Evo moves toward them,'' said Alvaro García, a leftist university professor who sometimes advises Morales. ``He fears he will lose his base of support to the more radical elements.''
So how is Evo trying to move towards the radicals? By opening his mouth and letting the nonsense fly. In the days after the Government issued a decree authorizing the use of force to maintain order. Evo said:
El jefe del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS), Evo Morales, aseguró que es indigna la forma en que el Gobierno autoriza el uso de armas "para masacrar al pueblo, el presidente mesa está mostrando su verdadera cara fascista igual a la del ex presidente Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada".
and
Entre tanto, Morales afirmó que al presidente Mesa no "le interesa la vida" de los bolivianos y con el DS 27977 pretende "implantar una dictadura" destinada a sofocar los movimientos sociales que buscan recuperar sus recursos naturales y luchar contra el modelo neoliberal.
Thankfully, Bolivians can now criticize their own government without the fear of reprisal. Evo does represent a large portion of society without a real voice. However, as much as he is appealing to the far left, he is also pushing the working and middle class away. Those who may be sympathetic to the cause of the poor, may only see the blabbering mouth and arrogant persona of Evo.
Posted by eduardo at Enero 16, 2005 10:51 AM