Bolivian opposition to the current government of Evo Morales did not receive popular support in the recent referendum; their position was rejected by more than 66% of the voters. Nor did these opposition forces receive international support to overthrow the government of Evo Morales. Instead of accepting the decision by a democratic process, this minority has taken the abominable and monstrous decision to destabilize the Bolivian government at any price, without concern for human life, putting in danger all of society with no regard for their own children, or their own blood.
Though only a few months remain for the Bush government, it still has time to continue creating disasters for humanity; in Georgia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and, no doubt, now in Bolivia.
The expulsion of the US Ambassador in La Paz is a brave act and a call to the entire international community to stop the US intervention that supports an opposition sick with hatred and violence.
We call on all governments of the world to summon the US Ambassador of their country to give an explanation for what is happening in Bolivia. This intervention cannot take place without a minimal show of concern. The United States has to realize that the world has changed and that it cannot promote factional divisions within any sovereign nation.
We call on the Bolivian people, in particular those who support the opposition, to not allow themselves to be dragged into incendiary discussions or be infected by hatred, insults, racism, and the hysteria of irresponsible leaders who risk the lives of others to achieve their own interests.
We call on the Bolivian people who support Evo Morales and the process of transformation to non-violently resist all provocations and continue their non-violent struggle, and to unite in this moment around their President. This is not a moment for arguments or divisions; it is the moment to resist through non-violence, to unite and advance towards the Constitutional plebiscite.
As Humanists of the world, we demand that our governments repudiate the US intervention in Bolivia, and we call on our governments to decisively support the popular mandate of the Bolivian people, expressed democratically in the recent referendum. As Humanists of the US, we call on our own government to suspend all support to the secessionists and to decisively support the true democratic process in Bolivia which expresses the best traditions of democracy that gave birth to our own nation: government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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@Chris,,,
I wholeheartedly endorse your "Support for Bolivia" initiative. It is important for there to be a world wide mass repudiation of US interventions, not only in Bolivia, but wherever US tentacles reach out and grasp. Silence is complicity as nations mutely witness what should be not allowed in a just world.
My only criticism is in the following sentence: "As Humanists of the US, we call on our own government to suspend all support to the secessionists and to decisively support the true democratic process in Bolivia which expresses the best traditions of democracy that gave birth to our own nation: government of the people, by the people and for the people."
In my opinion, the sentence should have ended after "secessionists", and here is why:
When one advocates "to decisively support the true democratic process in Bolivia..." one leaves open the interpretation of the phrase--the almost precise phrasing of why we are warring on Iraq, Afghanistan etc etc.--and according to the Bush admin, that is what we are doing--freeing them (by killing, sickening or displacing them) yada yada yada....It is a crack large enough that GWB could have ridden his herd of elephants through without bulging it even a tad. Close that crack.
The reason why we should stay entirely out, is because even if our intent was 'pure', there is so much rightful distrust of the US today in Bolivia, that unintended consequences might be created by our 'support' of "anything".
Otherwise, I wouldn't change a word.
Agreeably,,,John
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