EVENTS IN BOLIVIA REQUIRE A SERIOUS ANALYSIS AND A DEPARTURE FROM BLACK-WHITE LINES OF THINKING ON THE LEFT

Morales committed the error of allowing the OAS to come in there and do a BINDING auditing of the electoral process. The outcome was more than predictable, it was a foregone conclusion. Furthermore, to allow an outside body to conduct a binding review of an electoral process is a blatant violation of national sovereignty. Evo should have known better. That the OAS proposed the binding review in the first place shines light on Luis Almagro’s commitments and reactionary thinking.

On the other hand, events in Bolivia should give special pause to those on the left who attacked Evo for being somewhat of a sellout, for not respecting indigenous rights and for reaching agreements with the Santa Cruz oligarchy. If he was such a sellout, how do you explain the ruthlessness of the Bolivian opposition and the support it received from the Trump administration.