Susana Seleme writes in El Deber:

In which country do we live?

That question was made by no less than Senator of the Santa Cruz, Isaac Ávalos, as a result of which the ‘tomatierras’ [land takeovers] assault and ‘occupy’ agricultural properties with crops in the production process. It is the case of Limoncito, North of Santa Cruz, where the invaders prevented three-week agricultural tasks in eight sites. These new ‘squatters’, which are defined as social movements close to the regime of Evo Morales, respond to command structures that are well organized and leaders skilled in the crime.

What can you reply, then, to Senator Ávalos? Maybe nothing, that we live in the Bolivia imposed on us: the populist, demagogic, continuity, rapist of the administration of Justice and law, enemy of private property. In this case, of agricultural property, industrial agriculture and export that its ‘big boss’ and those of his party are destroying, non-stop, with these assaults, illegal like everyone else, since the same happens in the Chiquitania, where there are also cattle ranches.

Senator Avalos, self identified as a native peasant, should ask rather, where is the legal certainty necessary for food security in Bolivia, since Santa Cruz produces 70% of the food consumed by the country. The paradoxes of the ‘process of change’ added together and continue, as the head of the regime urges increased food agricultural production, but does not stop the occupation of productive land. It is a subtle message of give-and-take, as a political strategy against Santa Cruz agricultural and livestock entrepreneurs: cultivate and produce more and more, but I reserve the right to give land to the ‘no land’ people?

Limoncito invaders left the premises in the presence of 300 police officers. Peacefully, they say some media press, but what peacemaking is spoken if the hundreds of ‘squatters’ were warning that they will return, although at that time there was no physical violence against anyone? And where is the violence already with those lands in the process of agricultural production?

The occupation of land – or ‘plots’ – is endured by Santa Cruz for more than 50 years ago and always with consent of the rulers of the moment. The new method is that today occupy productive land, prevent the agricultural tasks and if they are already ready for harvest, they run it and, like all friends, criminals of what is not theirs, they take ‘the Saint and the alms’. Until today no invasive of private and indigenous lands, national parks, forest reserves and protected areas has been sanctioned, and they are many thousands. In this country we live in, Senator.

http://www.eldeber.com.bo/vernotacolumnistas.php?id=131130224340

Anarchy rules under the ochlocracy of this government!