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[–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 73 points 10 months ago (4 children)

There is a reason left wing groups must be militant in their operation. The capitalist class will never willingly allow another option to their complete and unyielding control.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 31 points 10 months ago

No? The coup was stopped through non-violent resistance and diplomatic pressure. That's the opposite of what you're saying.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

There's also a reason most of those militant groups end up with authoritarian leadership... because that capitalist class is usually bankrolling them.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

While I agree, the issue is the very moment we become militant we get labeled as "terrorists". The far-right just gets ignored.

[–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

We will always be labeled as terrorists, no matter what we do. The far right is kept as both agents of division to keep the populous separated and as a last ditch ally when society comes together to free itself from the yolk of capital exploitation

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago

You’ll get labeled as terrorists regardless.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you want to rule, you are gonna need to done violence.

Nothing to do with left or right, this is how power works. Ideology is there to get peasants to die for your "cause" aka desire to rule.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Heh "need to done violence"

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah what the fuck is happening here? Anyone have any more context, whether or not you’re from the region?

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"...after making disparaging remarks in a local newspaper article"

Looks like the general got fired and he came back to shoot up the place.

[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't find it in English since lets be honest western media lies about what happens in South America, but here's El Pais in Spanish about it.

https://elpais.com/america/2024-06-26/el-comandante-del-ejercito-de-bolivia-fue-destituido-tras-amenazar-a-evo-morales-no-puede-ser-mas-presidente-de-este-pais.html

Basically he was dismissed since he threatened to arrest Evo Morales who is the former president and a possible future canidate for the president. Morales is a very popular left wing leader who was forced out in 2019, but all western media will tell you is that he is corrupt while denying the legitimacy of the elections he won. Morales is also the first indigenous leader of Bolivia the only majority indigenous South American country I believe which has a lot to do with the opposition to him.

[–] FuzzChef@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Couldn't find it in English since lets be honest western media lies about what happens in South America, but here's El Pais in Spanish about it.

I'd be interested to know what kind of media El Pais is by your judgement.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

He sounds a bit like those advocates that say only Russian/Chinese/Saudi Arabian news are telling the truth, when it is all state controlled outlets.

[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago
[–] ralphio@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

This is El Pais America, separate from the outlet in Spain.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Current government left-leaning and not close friends with US

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The cold war is over. Coups don't work like that any more. https://youtu.be/gYvht5nu7rU?t=348

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] faizalr@kbin.run 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who are the funder of this coup?

[–] Atin@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I would be looking closely at the CIA

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A literal Bolivian Army Ending

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[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago