By Fernando Untoja, Brujula Digital: There comes a moment when societies stop believing in political narratives but continue repeating them. That moment is cynicism. It is not the classic lie in which someone hides the truth, but something more serious: everyone knows the reality, everyone perceives the damage, yet they act as if nothing has…
Tag: government failures
Everyone Against Everyone: The Embarrassing End of the “Unity Pact” That Sought to Oust Paz | Todos contra todos: el bochornoso fin del “pacto de unidad” que quiso tumbar a Paz
By Brújula Digital: After forming a bloc that sustained road blockades for 50 days, the leaders of the COB, the Túpac Katari organization, and Senator Condori have fallen out and are now attacking one another. The Evo-aligned movement has also entered the fray. Condori, Salazar, and Argollo after sealing their pact on May 11 in…
Bolivia Lost US$3 Billion and the Flow of Domestic and International Tourism | Bolivia perdió $us 3.000 millones y el flujo del turismo interno y externo
By El Diario: In 50 Days of Road Blockades The measures imposed by Morales and allied groups such as the COB and the radical Túpac Katari factions caused irreparable damage to the country. In addition, they led to Bolivia being excluded from the international tourism circuit due to the insecurity generated by the blockades. In…
Agreement or Capitulation? | ¿Acuerdo o capitulación?
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: When Rodrigo Paz came to power, the COB, the social movements, and the “moral reserve” of society were in ruins, carrying on their shoulders the stigma of corruption and the collapse of values. By repealing Supreme Decree 5503, the government reinvented the COB; it brought a dead organization back to…
Economic Language and Public Perception | Lenguaje económico y percepción ciudadana
By German Huanca, Urgente.bo: Macroeconomic figures have a dangerous characteristic: they can be technically correct yet politically lethal when communicated without context. Bolivia’s new government learned that lesson the hard way, and the cost has been paid in credibility, becoming part of the narrative sustained throughout the 50 days of protests. Shortly after taking office,…
Democracy vs Narco-Terrorism | Democracia vs Narcoterrorismo
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: The Battle of Good Against Evil The government of Rodrigo Paz is probably the worst option we could have chosen after MAS. Rodrigo Paz has more than proven himself to be the worst president we could have elected after MAS. He never had the capacity to carry out the deep…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 