Autonomy vote of rich province in Bolivia ilegal

[autonomiaz]

Andean people from Bolivia should accept it. Not all people of bolivia is andean , not all are quechua and aymara indians ,there are other indians too like guarany and many others from the oriental side of Bolivia. Everybody shoul know that this is not about racism is not about skin colors . It`s about managing natural resources is about bein autonomous just like others countries are..... one example....Spain and they are in a bettr situation than us.

[niamtxiv]

Good question, why the hell are "white" people doing in South America discriminating against the native population? Viva Evo Morales.

[petibatyo]

This is not RealNews, but RealLies.

[HelmetVanga]

The separatist medi luna lunatics lost, they lost it all. There is no more media luna, but rather full moon. UNASUR, the EU will never recognize Santa Cruz as a new nation, because Bolivia owns santa Cruz and Bolivia has a constitution and Bolivia is in control of its 9 provinces or deparments. So the media luna lunatics have 2 choices, live in peace in Bolivia among the quechua and aymara indians or leave the country.

[aoskuraz]

creo que el proximo salvador allende va a ser evo morales y cuando se den cuenta va a ser tarde con todo respeto algunos bolivianos son tan weones tan ambiciosos especialmente los burgueses y los estupidos pobres que le hacen caso awuante evo

[pumacat]

Whos this prik el hijo de evo ???? perhaps hes gonna get some money out of it, preaching for el cholo.... !

[dieguetti]

All Santa Cruz wants is freedom you stupid dumb press. Fuck the central government. Specially fuck a centralized socialism!

[bluenosedive]

Why wouldn't Bolivians wanna help other Bolivians? because of race that makes no sense. What the hell are "white" people doing in South America discriminating against the native population?

[reuven2007]

What the hell sare whites doing in Canada discriminating against anybbody? It's more of a regional problem than a race problem.......

[bluenosedive]

Actualy if you look at Canada... and ask yourself why are native Canadians living in Third World conditions in Canada? It all started with colonization and now look how far we have come.... what a shame

[reuven2007]

You need to put things in prespective, when the Colonials first came over the natives lived in a third world standard! They love much better today than then! They had a much lower living standard and much lower life expectancy when the Colonials arrived........

[bluenosedive]

WoW can't believe you are trying to defend colonization... when the Europeans came to Canada they tried to kill the Native culture by stilling thier children away from them... I don't know if that was better for natives then before colonization... and didn't we all live in much worse conditions in the 1600s... if the Europeans hadn't come they would of still been development/improvements

[reuven2007]

There you go agains ranting! I wrote that they lived in a third world standard! You need to study the Canadian native history and see that they killed each other and took away their women and children quite often after a territorial fight! Improvements? what a laugh! You no concept on how the world develops! it's through trades! international encounters and not being isolated.........

[bluenosedive]

Didn't the Europeans do the same didn't the Empires fight against each other killing each other, remember the Romans? O yeah sure globalization is the answer to everything... what makes you think that your describtion of success is what the Natives want... ever thought that they just wanna live in small villages in the middle of nature,ever thought of that?... And who says I'm ranting... just becuase I actualy care about what I'm writing about doesn't mean I'm ranting.

[reuven2007]

My globalizations? Do you even know the meaning of it? Do you believe in importing form China? exporting to other countries? Then you believe in globolization!

[MACKATTACK1970]

Santa Cruz will not succeed and if they attempt to force the issue then there will be bloodshed.

The natural resources of the country belong to the whole country not onlt to Santa Cruz.

[nomonarqui]

I'm from Santa Cruz THE RACISM AGAINST WESTERN PEOPLE IS REAL AND EVIDENT. But, is a stupid racism, be cause all of us are the same, only european farmers "Menonits" are white.

IGNORANT PEOPLE FROM SANTA CRUZ.

[SiempreLaVerdad]

this is all too simple the u.s is based on the saying that goes "divide and conquer" and if by now you dont know that then you are either a puppet from the u.s or a sell out ignorant. peace n love viva el pueblo

[tuco1027]

After 1952 revolution, land reform the indians were given the right to improve themselves , those people had 50 years to make it, take a look in other coutries of indian Bolivian roots are doing well...the poison is in the group, take a look at Bolivian history...the daily living...politics, besides the west of Bolivia never was part of the east..even in pre-inca times...

[machilourdes]

100% percent in agreement racist separatism..my country Bolivia...I'm so sad.....

[nomonarqui]

That is the Way bolivian peolpe is, was and will be. IGNORANT, Bolivia will never out from his decadent situation, be couse here we have HATE. I am not proud to be bolivian. I can't belive how can exist HATE between neighboors, families and cityzens. NO ONE CAN BE HAPPY WITH RACISM.

[magiorey]

In any legitimate democratic country a referendum in which 45% of the population abstain from voting is automatically cancelled due to lack of interest in the general population. To consider the results valid, after the central government declared the referendum to be unconstitutional is to violate the population´s rights. It is no coincidence that those who abstained are mostly poor natives of Bolivia and that the rich white leaders don´t give a damn about those people.

[asperin]

The Santa Cruz issue is being promoted by the owned media to make a Kosovo in South America, which is called a NATO/UN huge military base.

[nomonarqui]

By the Way Branko Marinkovic leader of the fascist and racist movement is from Kosovo, or a fucken refugee who hates indian people, can not accept an indian as a President.

[lastnymleft]

Hmm. Whilst the eastern states may or may not be racist, and secession may or may not be a good idea, I don't see how recognition of the referendum (or failure to recognize it) by other entities, such as surrounding nations, makes the referendum by definition "unconstitutional", as Pepe says. I don't believe he made that case well at all.

[percybernedo]

let's suppose Texas does a referendum to decide to become a separated country, don't you think the federal Government would have a saying on that. Plus, don't you think other countries would need to recognize the autonomy for trading purposes?

[lastnymleft]

percybernedo - There are two separate issues there: legalistic, and practical. The legal issue is easily defined: in a Federation such as the UNITED States of America, the process for secession is a clearcut legal one. In terms of the federal government "having a say", they can either recognize the legal right of a state to secede, and recognize the new state, or they can ignore it (like Serbia is doing now to Kosovo), and pick a fight to enforce its control - with all the consequences thereof.

[lastnymleft]

Just to clarify - Pepe stated that it was "unconstitutional" - he did NOT say it was impractical, which it probably would be if it wasn't recognized by anyone....for trading purposes, as you say.

[percybernedo]

since colonial times the distribution of land has been unfair for the indigenous population. In Peru "la reforma agraria" took care of that (and still after it there is a lot of unfairness and discrimination) but Bolivia never had such thing, so it is worst. And NO the indigenous majority should not allow secession. Instead Bolivia should have its own way of redistribution. The indigenous population is the majority they should vote and fight for what is more convenient for them.

[reuven2007]

And you can write that from the U.S.?

What a joke........

[percybernedo]

yes I do, why? Should I be in Japan? Peru? Argentina? what is the difference.

[reuven2007]

Writing things that should be done by others when your track record is obvious only shows arrogance.........

[sugarpuddin88]

It seems that it would be best if each side worked together!

The indigenous peoples have the resources; the wealthy know how to collect and sell it

Seems the indigenous peoples hold the cards; and, the wealthy will have to give them a fair deal

(And obviously: The CIA, after years of dirty deeds, has once more helped the world hate the USA - I just wish the world knew how much the US people had the CIA too - esp for killing the Kennedy's - Bush Sr. was in CIA since 1961)

[lastnymleft]

You've got that back-to-front a bit. The resources are in the east, with the wealthy, non-indigenous people whom held the referendum. The indigenous people in the west have nothing, except Evo Morales on their side.

And, yeah, the CIA no doubt has a hand in what is going on down there. They are trying to create trouble for "socialist" Morales, just as they have for Chavez in Venezuela.

[nomonarqui]

Who told you in eastern region of Bolivia we don't have indigenous. All of we are fucken mixed. The only white and pure people here, are some farmers called "Menonits". What the hell is happening? It is Ignorance

[westphalianprinz]

These guys need to ask the Confederate States of America how well these types of secession movements work. Oh wait, that country doesn't exist