Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Glad to see Evo win again in Bolivia. I thought I'd take the opportunity to lament the fact that he is nowhere near as popular among 'radicals' as other South American socialists. I'm not sure why that is - as far as I'm concerned he is the coolest. I mean, let's compare:
Zapatistas: produce highly tedious propaganda for Western consumption
Chavez: a loudmouth, has authoritarian tendencies
Morales: grows coca, wears jumpers
See? No contest.
He also volunteered for a pay cut of 57% and went on a hunger strike against his government (while president) during which he chewed coca leaves to keep himself going.
That's all quite besides his obviously genuine dedication to Bolivia's indigenous peoples. And if you check out Amnesty International's report on Bolivia, nearly all the human rights abuses it mentions are by Morales' enemies, not by his government.
So let's hear it for Evo, the jumper-wearing revolutionary
Zapatistas: produce highly tedious propaganda for Western consumption
Chavez: a loudmouth, has authoritarian tendencies
Morales: grows coca, wears jumpers
See? No contest.
He also volunteered for a pay cut of 57% and went on a hunger strike against his government (while president) during which he chewed coca leaves to keep himself going.
That's all quite besides his obviously genuine dedication to Bolivia's indigenous peoples. And if you check out Amnesty International's report on Bolivia, nearly all the human rights abuses it mentions are by Morales' enemies, not by his government.
So let's hear it for Evo, the jumper-wearing revolutionary