Editorial, El Deber: “I am the State,” is the phrase attributed to Louis XIV, the absolutist king of France, when he imposed his power with a heavy hand against any rebellion attempt. Four hundred years later, another politician acts under the same logic: Evo Morales, who claims that marching to impose his own candidacy is…
Tag: Ochlocracy
The Bolivian Pontius Pilate and the seven plagues | El Poncio Pilatos boliviano y las siete plagas
By Napoleón Pacheco, Brújula Digital: On the night of Sunday, September 8, President Luis Arce presented himself as the Bolivian Pontius Pilate. Why? He claimed that the reason for the dollar shortage, one of the symptoms of the crisis, was Evo Morales, as he “did not take care” of the “nationalization” since there was no…
MAS: Intrinsically violent than democratic | Intrínsecamente violento que democrático
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Analyst says MAS wants to resolve its division in the streets and not democratically The situation is very complex “and they are betting on the streets and violence to solve something that political capacity through dialogue has not been able to,” estimates Carlos Saavedra. Militants from Evo Morales’ faction of…
Limited citizens’ access to their own savings | Limitando el acceso de los ciudadanos a sus propios ahorros
Editorial, El Dia: Bolivian “Corralito” In 2001, Argentina experienced one of the darkest moments in its economic history: the “corralito” banking crisis. This measure, which limited citizens’ access to their own savings, triggered a crisis that left deep scars on Argentine society and its economy. Today, more than two decades after that catastrophe, Bolivia seems…
Mesa, Arce: one heart … I mean referendum | Mesa, Arce un solo corazón … digo referendum
Editorial, El Dia: It all started with a referendum Bolivians must not forget that the economic disaster we are currently experiencing, which is just beginning, originated from a referendum. This debacle is largely due to Carlos Mesa’s pathological obsession with avoiding decision-making, his cowardice in hiding behind the façade of a false participatory democracy, and…
Limitations on online purchases | Limitaciones en compras por internet
By Erbol.com.bo, Eju.tv: Foundation warns of recession in the digital economy due to limitations on online purchases ASKS ASFI TO BE TRANSPARENT The Internet Bolivia Foundation, through its digital economy officer, Hugo Miranda, explained the problems faced by people who work with transactions abroad in dollars, due to the restrictions imposed by banks on online…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 