Bolivia's Red Ponchos call to arms - 04 May 08

The people of Bolivia's wealthiest province will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on plans for autonomy.

Surveys suggest most residents of Santa Cruz will vote in favour of keeping the province's riches from being distributed to poorer areas of the country.

But there's one group, the Poncho Rojas, or Red Ponchos, that vow to fight to the death if Santa Cruz tries to break away.

They are fiercely loyal to Evo Morales, the president.

Teresa Bo reports.

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[LunaSupay]

Pity that the comments for this video are relegated to racist insults. Let's not ignore Bolivia's history of indigenous movements. We are proud of our heritage and will defend it as we always have. Die before living a slave.

Lastima que los comentarios de este video sean insultos racistas. No olvidemos que Bolivia tiene una gran historia de movimientos indigenas. Estamos orgullosos de nuestro patrimonio cultural y lo vamos a defender como siempre lo hemos hecho. MORIR ANTES QUE ESCLAVOS VIVIR

[LunaSupay]

Is that all you've got? Where do you find a mistake in that comment? Pot calling the kettle black?

Do you have an argument, or perhaps something relevant to say? If all you have is comments on grammatical errors all the while making grammatical errors yourself... I'm sorry but the one looking stupid and pathetic is you. LOL dude, try again.

[SPS148669]

Go Native Americans!

[observant09]

you know that gringa got her brains fucked out out there in bolivia.

[andrescs86]

son unos salvajes! lo que les falta es educacion, sin educacion no hay progreso. Lo unico que hacen es perjudicar al pais bloqueando carreteras y matando animales inocentes. Es lo unico que saben hacer ah y tomar y tomar y esperar que todo les caiga de la pachamama en vez de trabajar.

[langagepowerstation]

bunch of dirty smelly arse shaggin homos hope the red bum boys get sucked up in a fcking earth quake bunch of fcking maggots

[isanewday]

Detras de las pistolas los cobardes.

[cesaroscar86]

que riqueza cultural tiene ese hermoso pais, lastina que algunos bolivianos no lo entiendan no obstante el proceso de crecimiento economico y el camino de justicia social estan en marcha, les pese a quien les pese. Fuerza Bolivia Fuerza EVO

[amaruchai]

vinzer72frie, tu que sabes del problema de mi pais, que la gente indijena de mi pais, estaba, en armas contra los EXPLOTADORES EXTRANJEROS, y de este modo mostraban su furia para la guerra, claro que no todos compartimos el maltrato a los animales, pero estaban en son de guerra, y claro ya se termino, por que ahora los estranjeros y los complises de querer dividir mi pais ya estan siendo JUSGADOS, que me dices de los blanquitos CIFILISADOS que torturan a los TORITOS, en publico?

[russtyg10]

They are all dirty mother fuc~ers and I hope they all die of cancer!!!! but slowly and painfully and then when someone tells them they have found a cure they should tie them up and slice their heads off....... i'd fight you all to the death.