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Why Bolivia's Indigenous Government Betrayed Its Own People: The Death Triangle of Power
Bolivia Hoy: A Postcolonial or Anticolonial Democracy?
Imagine cheering for a revolution that finally wins, only to watch the heroes become the villains. That's the chilling reality dissected in *Bolivia Hoy: A Postcolonial or Anticolonial Democracy?*, edited by Juan Carlos Gómez Leyton and published by CLACSO. This video unpacks how Evo Morales's progressive government, celebrated globally for its decolonial promises, ended up repressing the very indigenous communities it claimed to liberate. Through the lens of local scholars like Elizabeth Jiménez Cortés and Doris Johnson Barella, we explore the TIPNIS highway conflict, the systematic dismantling of the landless movement, and the impossible 'death triangle' of state power, market capitalism, and indigenous autonomy. If you want to understand why revolutions so often eat their own children, this is a must-watch.
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