It's a bit of a shame that most canadians, staters, britons, aussies and english speakers in general won't ever listen to Eduardo Galeano speaking in spanish because he is truly an amazingly eloquent speaker not to say he is much eloquent as a writer as well, yet, sadly, he apears to have made an ad libitum translation of the original rather than having read a profesional one. The interview was great any way.
Everyone must read and every home schooling parents should add to their book list. May the spirit of the Lord open your eyes and heart to the greed of reptoids in red cloaks and shoes. Eyes Wide Shut.
cont2. I use to think of them as nothing. I would simply not intermingle, but I had a change of heart, when I saw a scene from a documentary about the "Water Wars", where private companies intended to privatize rain water. It struck me, that even though the republic wasn't decided upon, by them nor was intended for them nor of them, they sang the Anthem with such zeal, really meaning every word; more than we would ever had. Although they weren't part of the plan, they were part of the sentiment.
cont6. In any case, the bubble burst when he, braking his own Constitution, authorized the construction of a "Triamerican" highway, which went right through a national park, which was also the home of indigenous groups. The country was divided once again Et of course, in center stage although unseen, where the cocaleros, whose land in Chapare needed replacement [coca leaf can be very harsh on the soil]; TIPNIS seemed like a nice place, especially equiped with a Panamerican access...
You see, the thing is, that the tables have been turned. When we first became a republic, we didn't follow the path of the Argentinians, Uruguayans or Chileans or even the EE. UU.. We kept the indigenous folks pretty much alive, but not for the altruistic reasons you might think. It was easier to have that kind of workforce; they weren't slaves, but lived miserably anyway. They couldn't read nor write Et were made to sign their lives if anyone ever so wanted.
Yeah, please tell me more about how I don't understand the situation of my own goddamn country. When you're living inside a country, it's easy to get too involved in the mess, to the point where you can't distinguish what's what. When you're abroad, the picture becomes way clearer Et one can let go of paltry issues Et focus on what matters. You don't even know what's what Et just start regurgitating what you've heard Et do so with ludicrous innaccuracy. To clarify, I'm not in favor of Morales.
Even though you haven't asked me, I think the EE. UU. has come to its limits. We Americans will one-by-one stop bowing our heads to grand Uncle Sam; Ecuador has begun the trend Et we'll hopefully follow like dominoes. We are working towards the goal of being a solidary, self-suficient block. We must Et can build our own future, for we have everything we need. What we don't need, though, is the U.S. sticking its nose where it's not welcome. ¿Why would the U.S. care what we decide Et do anyway?
cont4. The full turnaround fulfilled itself when the country decided an indigenous man should be it's head of state Et that the people was tired of the same old dinosaur politics. Many didn't count, however, with the rancour, albeit very subtle, he would play out, especially after he specifically said he wasn't going to. But hey, it was only expected.
cont3. I knew something had changed Et that we all should change accordingly. Plus, they had outnumbered us, a long time ago. I now knew, that our republic, our folk, wasn't a matter of phenotypes, but mindset; like pretty much all of the American nations. Well, I think I've drifted off way to much. In any case, returning to the case in point.
cont5. In any case, it slowly became obvious that he sometimes wasn't there for the whole of the 38 indigenous ethnic groups, but rather favoured those in his coca-community, whereof he emerged. He even lost some support of his own ethnic group. Of course, this was to be expected, being the president of his coca-community Et the country; he put himself in a difficult position, having to cater to some Et at the same time win the hearts Et minds of "the others".
cont1. Our neighbor nations persecuted them Et ended up pushing many inside our borders; like I said, they found "refuge" in our republic. Before 1952 [when a revolution took place], you could see, for example, an indigenous man carrying a piano on his back Et as soon as he crossed paths with a non-indigenous, he was to get off the sidewalk, give way Et salute the other gentleman. They were used in the frontlines of war as well, "told to fight for their country". And many other shameful things.
No one askedyou to bow your heads. But it is reasonable to expect for all Bolvians to be treated equaly by Morales. And why has he been so antagonistic from the beginning? He went out of his way to alienate the U.S even though there was no reason. The progressive nation in the america seem to want to be friend s with the U.S
Oh, stop, please stop already. The Andean Provinces are the ones which produce the least of all the provinces of Bolivia Et where the majority of the indigenous population settles. The east of the country is what has come to be the economic motor of Bolivia; the tropical departments. Look, I'm not a fan of Morales, as his mandate has done more harm than good without denying the good, but you've got to inform yourself better if you're not to lose credibility.
¿What does "Bandito" even mean?, ¿is that supposed to be Spanish, or something? I've already made it very clear I'm not in favor of Morales Ayma. He's unprepared Et a populist, but that is not to say he hasn't done any good at all. Literacy rates are nearly nill Et the once forgotten sector actually has a say now. He's just turned out as bad as any other we would've had if not him. The opposition right now is inexistent, they're very unorganized Et object to work as a unit, to our disgrace.
The andean province for your clueless information are the provinces of Bolvia that produce most of the income. Because Morales is a racist and hate anglos he taxes them punitivly and does not give the same rights as his own ethnic groups
