http://xicanopwr.com/2008/04/paraguay-votes-left/ because there are some things still worth fighting for Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://xicanopwr.com/2008/04/paraguay-votes-left/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 Tereza Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:03:44 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/?p=485#comment-4003 Yes, the changes going on all across Latin America are exciting and inspiring. Bolivian President Evo Morales was just interviewed on <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/24/welcome_to_the_axis_of_evil" rel="nofollow">Democracy Now</a> discussing the movement in Latin America to shake off the empire. He said that smear campaigns against the populist candidates just fuel the working people's rebellion and support for these candidates. I just recently watched an interesting documentary, Our Brand Is Crisis, which shines a light on the presidential election process in Bolivia. A U.S.-based consulting firm tried shaping the last round of elections in order to push through a president favorable to opening up of the country's markets to foreign investment and corporate profit. The election tactics and the U.S. firm's candidate's subsequent and short-lived presidency resulted in an intensified rebellion by the Bolivian poor. As a result, the president had to flee the country and Morales became the president. Very insightful. I highly recommend the film if you haven't seen it. Leaders such as Lugo, Morales and Chavez have so much courage. Their plight really is a matter of life and <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20060530-2051-bolivia-us.html" rel="nofollow">death</a>. Yes, the changes going on all across Latin America are exciting and inspiring. Bolivian President Evo Morales was just interviewed on Democracy Now discussing the movement in Latin America to shake off the empire. He said that smear campaigns against the populist candidates just fuel the working people’s rebellion and support for these candidates. I just recently watched an interesting documentary, Our Brand Is Crisis, which shines a light on the presidential election process in Bolivia. A U.S.-based consulting firm tried shaping the last round of elections in order to push through a president favorable to opening up of the country’s markets to foreign investment and corporate profit. The election tactics and the U.S. firm’s candidate’s subsequent and short-lived presidency resulted in an intensified rebellion by the Bolivian poor. As a result, the president had to flee the country and Morales became the president. Very insightful. I highly recommend the film if you haven’t seen it. Leaders such as Lugo, Morales and Chavez have so much courage. Their plight really is a matter of life and death.

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