And yet he didn't just not follow it, he took the result to court as he was legally entitled to do. It's very strange how you'll hold to the narrative of an article written in 2017 when you have the benefit of knowing the outcome, of seeing the neo-nazis and other violent reactionaries that opposed him and killed thousands after they ousted him. They didn't just appear over night with a snap of a finger when he didn't "follow the rule", they were an active force in the government and the media that created the very narrative you're now espousing, despite knowing the truth.

[–] Lemvi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I am merely criticising his (lack of) commitment to democracy. I agree that Bolivia was better off with him than it is now, but that doesn't invalidate my point. The fact that the people who came after him were/are worse does not retroactively turn him into a Saint.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Total LIB bullshit

Fuck all the way off

I'm sure you think its fun playing this rhetorical bullshit about "democracy" but people fucking died because the US backed a coup against him that fucking dipshit libs like you nodded your heads too. The coup government massacred indigenous people as soon as they could. And you were nodding along.

[–] honeynut@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

they comment in the s.j.works "tankie watchers" comm, so they're probably just fishing for content

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Makes sense. Libs acting like this about the Bolivian coup just really piss me off.

Hope they enjoy showing off me calling them a dipshit smuglord for trivializing the lives of indigenous people

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