The Tragicomedy and Agony of MAS | La tragicomedia y agonía del MAS

Editorial, El Diario:

Throughout Bolivia’s history, political parties that came to power united eventually split into opposing and even antagonistic factions once they began enjoying the perks of power. These parties ended their cycle by succumbing to the reality of a new historical phase. In such situations, party groups repeated the drama of disorder, division, and finally, agony and death.

The stories of these fragmentations are well-known, such as that of the Liberal Party, which gave rise to the Republican Party. Once the latter took power, it too split, and so on, until the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR) reached the Palacio Quemado and, after proclaiming a “monolithic unity,” atomized and was destined for the grave.

The repetition of these cases became a rule, which is now being fulfilled by the current ruling party, the Movement for Socialism (MAS). It seems to be splitting and its destiny is to enter the cemetery where other political parties have perished due to their grave mistakes.

MAS came to power proclaiming unbreakable unity because it represented various social classes. Its leaders also declared that MAS would never leave the Government Palace, despite being mere tenants, because power is fleeting. However, once the most general goals were achieved, the blue party began to fragment inevitably and definitively, with factions of “evistas” and “arcistas” emerging. The conflicts between them, which initially seemed like a circus comedy, worsened into a tragedy, to the point where some of them are now pleading to restore the lost unity.

However, this division between comedy and tragedy was also dubious, and it has now evolved into a circus tragicomedy, as the now-separated partners have no one to unite them. The famous “social organizations” have gone their own way and are also facing divisions. In any case, the current MAS tragicomedy resembles a horrible passionate drama, whose protagonists could only end their adventure on their deathbeds. Meanwhile, the tragicomedy continues…

Finally, it should be remembered that appearances can be deceiving, and the truth lies behind them. Such is the case with some superficial declarations of unity, which only conceal the party’s fragmentation and the fact that the once-loving coexistence among MAS members no longer exists, either ideologically or practically.

However, what must be anticipated is what to do when the ship sinks, something the country’s political parties—described as piles of broken bricks—have no idea about.

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