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I pulled out my cameras and approached them. Immediately, security dudes in plainclothes, began approaching me, but the two lady-deputies made protective gestures with their arms, smiled at me, and rebuffed the security officers: "Leave him alone, he is with us."
I knew we had no time, and I asked only one thing: "Are we standing, comrades?"
They did not hesitate:
"We are standing. They will not defeat us. MAS is the legitimate government of Bolivia."
And so, this is what I am reporting from the PlurinationalRepublic of Bolivia:
The country is under attack from the United States and its allies. It has been injured by its treasonous cadres, both military and civilian. Blood has been spilled. The legitimate president and vice-president are in exile. According to Reuters, "Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist 'terrorism'". Meaning, the legitimate government.
But the country is standing. People are not on their knees. First there will be a vote, but if there are any tricks from Washington or from the Organization of American States (OAS), there will be a fight.
Evo Morales and MAS won the recent elections. There is absolutely no way that MAS will not win again. I spoke to people, and now, even more than before, they are closing ranks around the Movement towards Socialism which made Bolivia one of the greatest nations in the Western Hemisphere.
The indigenous people of Bolivia and the rest of South America are not beggars or slaves. Long before the arrival of those brutal religious fundamentalists and badly brought-up looters the Spanish conquerors - they were the owners of this beautiful land. Their civilization was much greater than that of their tormentors.
Evo's government did much more than just improving the social situation in his country. He began reversing 500 years of cruel injustice on this continent. He gave power to the powerless. He returned pride to the people who had been robbed of everything.
Washington shows clearly where it stands. Despite its hypocritical "political correctness", it is on the side of racism, colonialism and fascist oppression. Instead of defending freedom, it oppresses freedom. Instead of promoting democracy (which is "rule of the people"), it is raping democracy: here in Bolivia, and elsewhere.
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