Concerns for Áñez as people protest against Bolivia ‘persecution’

La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Mar 17 (efe-epa).- Demonstrations took place across Bolivia Wednesday against “repression” of the ruling party and the arrest of former president Jeanine Áñez, who required medical assistance Wednesday. The demonstrations prompted calls for counter-protests in support of the government of President Luis Arce. Áñez’s family on Wednesday denounced that the…

Revenge – MAS – Venganza

Andres Gomez, Página Siete: Justice? No it’s revenge –Did someone do justice to me and other people? On the contrary, I even lost my job– a person told me who was a victim of violence promoted by the elite of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) in November 2019. Hours later I learned that prosecutors and…

An authoritarian masismo – Un masismo autoritario

Si quieres arrancarle el corazón a una democracia, vas tras los hechos, eso es lo que hacen los autoritarios modernos. Paso 1: mientes todo el tiempo.Paso 2: Dices que son tus oponentes y los periodistas los que mienten.Paso 3: Todos miran a su alrededor y dicen: “¿Qué es la verdad? No hay verdad”. Entonces la…

Perniciosa demagogia – Pernicious demagogy

Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Democracy in decline I imagine the discomfort – even outrage – that a title like this can cause among true Democrats. Worse if it comes from a subject like me who cannot display such ostentatious democratic credentials as those of those who have taken over the term. But it does not…