What's happening in Bolivia is like a caricature of heinous military coups that have long plagued Latin America, typically with the support of the US Government and its various appendages.
The way the western press is describing what's happening there is shameful, but standard.
The way the western press is describing what's happening there is shameful, but standard.
This is a disgusting tweet by the often-good @ChrisMurphyCT: sitting in DC justifying a military coup in a Latin American country as *restoration of democracy* that installs a pro-US, right-wing, unelected leader while violently suppressing opposition:
@ChrisMurphyCT There's only one question, one metric, that matters in US discourse for to discussing foreign governments: do they obey US dictates?
If the answer is "yes," it's called "democracy."
If the answer is "no," it's called "dictatorship."
(regardless of how power is obtained).
If the answer is "yes," it's called "democracy."
If the answer is "no," it's called "dictatorship."
(regardless of how power is obtained).
@ChrisMurphyCT Exactly: the US Government & its media only feign concern about "democracy" & "human rights" when doing so helps undermine an adversary government or installs more subservient leaders.
When coups & tyranny advance US interests, they cheer & justify it:
When coups & tyranny advance US interests, they cheer & justify it:
