Thread by @ggreenwald

The overwhelming victory by Evo Morales’ party in the Bolivia election highlights a key propagandistic scam: when westerners like @SecPompeo & @Yascha_Mounk want to undemocratically change the governments of other nations though coups, they lie & say they’re supporting democracy.

That the US-approved removal of Morales by force could be described with only one word — “coup” — was undebatable because Morales indisputably got more votes, just like his party again did yesterday. If you said this wasn’t a coup, it’s because you don’t believe in democracy.

This is so true about the subtle propagndistic ways US news outlets talk about democracies in the Global South versus western countries:

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonnyc/status/1318072551835422720

The Pompeo-applauded Bolivian coup — also supported by standard anti-democratic voices like Marco Rubio, the Economist, etc. — didn’t just come close to destroying one of the most vibrant and successful democracies in Latin America, but also empowered a murderous coup regime:

https://twitter.com/ovargas52/status/1318057172308283392

With @evoespueblo, @SuzieGilbertLdn, @vpougy & Andalusia 10 months ago in Mexico City, when I interviewed Morales just weeks after he was forced to leave Bolivia under threat of violence. So rare for there to be such a happy ending to a violent coup and western imperialism. 🇧🇴 🇧🇴

So rare for stories like what happened in Bolivia to have such a quick and clear happy ending. So inspiring to watch a population relentlessly work and sacrifice their lives to demand a restoration of their democracy. Let’s hope it stays a happy ending. This is beautiful:

https://twitter.com/camilatelesur/status/1318071813809852416