Evo Morales resigns

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

On the right side of history with Pinochet, on the right side of history tonight.

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1193657983219257344

The would-be Butcher of Britain never found a left-wing autocrat he didn't support.

Yes we get it, you think that military coups (very possibly followed by ethnic genocide) are cool.

Bolsonaro and Pinochet admirer too, I presume?

Pinochet was awful, just like all dictators. Bolsonaro has awful policies, although he's at least an elected official.

How do you feel about Morales' kidnapping of Jacob Ostreicher? Because I can guess how Corbyn feels about it.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

On the right side of history with Pinochet, on the right side of history tonight.

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1193657983219257344

The would-be Butcher of Britain never found a left-wing autocrat he didn't support.

Yes we get it, you think that military coups (very possibly followed by ethnic genocide) are cool.

Bolsonaro and Pinochet admirer too, I presume?

Pinochet was awful, just like all dictators. Bolsonaro has awful policies, although he's at least an elected official.

Bolsonaro's policies are far, far worse (and more devastating) than Morales'. I wonder if some people now cheering the coup in Bolivia would feel the same way if Bolsonaro were to be coup'd. Probably not, since Bolsonaro's "on the right side".

How do you feel about Morales' kidnapping of Jacob Ostreicher? Because I can guess how Corbyn feels about it.

Sure, another excuse to make everything about Corbyn

And speaking of the abuses of power committed by Morales, they ought to be condemned.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1193761224816766976

https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1193761225735331840

[Omega21]

https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1193761224816766976

https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1193761225735331840

I can summarize that whole tweet in a simple picture.

[Crumpets]

If I may just come in with the blistering hot take that 1) this was indeed a coup and that 2) the U.S. intelligence community probably only played an extremely marginal role, if any.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If I may just come in with the blistering hot take that 1) this was indeed a coup and that 2) the U.S. intelligence community probably only played an extremely marginal role, if any.

This. Let me also say the US role in the Pinochet coup is vastly overstated. That was planned and carried out almost exclusively by the Chilean military and the extent of the US's role is basically just having a vague idea that it was very likely to occur and not warning Allende about it.

[KaiserDave]

Both Morales and the coup plotters are HPs.

[lfromnj]

Hmm let's see
If Donald Trump ran for a 3rd term and won I would call for a coup. I see nothing wrong with a coup here for a man who refuses to step down.

[Lumine]

Although there is a formal investigation on the electoral fraud led by the Attorney General and arrests of government officials supposedly involved have been made (the heads of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal), the Bolivian police stated last night there was no formal arrest order against Morales (thus contradicting what Camacho had said). General Calderon (head of the national police) has also resigned, being one of the targets of an internal strike by several police units across the country for the past few days.

Morales is apparently still in Cochabamba, and with the mass resignation of his government and the heads of Congress there is a clear power vacuum at the moment. The constitutional solution at the moment appears to be in the Bolivian Congress going into session to accept (or reject, since Morales's MAS has a majority) the resignations, either leading to Senator Áñez becoming President or, should they decide to block that option, electing someone else to lead the Senate and thus assume the Presidency.

[Intell]

Hmm let's see
If Donald Trump ran for a 3rd term and won I would call for a coup. I see nothing wrong with a coup here for a man who refuses to step down.

If trump won election to a 3rd term not you wouldn’t and you shouldn’t even if you were.
Term limits are stupid and undemocratic.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Good thread;

https://mobile.twitter.com/kevinmcashman/status/1193703918624108544

From Morales' wikipedia:

In November 2017, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Bolivia ruled that—in contrast to the constitution—all public offices would have no term limits, blaming American imperialism and influence for the referendum's outcome, thus allowing Morales to run for a fourth term.

Yes.... seems like a very professional court....

The victimization language of leftists like this guy and Lee Carter is wrong. Yes, the coup is bad, and it should be pointed out and condemned, and if I was President of the U.S. I'd hopefully act to try and stop right-wing authoritarians from taking power instead. But speaking as if Morales was some god-like, successful people's hero is just unfourtunate. No offense, but this I hoped that this thread would be informative and give us a good rundown of the events that happened- instead, it's just another ideological argument trying to paint a picture in which Morales is an angle.

[President Johnson]

A crisis of Morales' own making. He should have refrained from running again since it was against the rules.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

On the right side of history with Pinochet, on the right side of history tonight.

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1193657983219257344

The would-be Butcher of Britain never found a left-wing autocrat he didn't support.

Yes we get it, you think that military coups (very possibly followed by ethnic genocide) are cool.

Bolsonaro and Pinochet admirer too, I presume?

Pinochet was awful, just like all dictators. Bolsonaro has awful policies, although he's at least an elected official.

How do you feel about Morales' kidnapping of Jacob Ostreicher? Because I can guess how Corbyn feels about it.

Yes Bolsonaro was elected, just like Vladimir Putin, Recep Erdogan, Hugo Chavez, Robert Mugabe and Morales himself initially were. The issue is that he doesn't even really pretend to be a small "d" democrat, something most of those at least made an attempt to. Whether he remains a democratic leader is too much of a question mark.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Normally it would be a welcome development, and Morales deserves a credit for not clinging onto power, which could make things worse. The problem is that certain elements may very well sneak into power.

[Green Line]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

And what acts should they do while keeping the Church in mind? Because for now, they seem to be keeping it in mind:

https://twitter.com/mljabbur/status/1193654296509857792?s=21

If bigotry, racism and religious oppression is how the Church in wants to be kept in mind, then the Church is evil.

[Cashew]

What a shame, had he focused on building up his party and potential successors he could have left office with both his policies and reputation intact, and be remembered as one of the best presidents Bolivia ever had. Too bad he got too greedy, now the future prospects of MAS are questionable.

[KaiserDave]

South American evangelism....yikes. All the yikes.

[Green Line]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

And what acts should they do while keeping the Church in mind? Because for now, they seem to be keeping it in mind:

https://twitter.com/mljabbur/status/1193654296509857792?s=21

If bigotry, racism and religious oppression is how the Church in wants to be kept in mind, then the Church is evil.

Is he Catholic or Evangelical?  Its an important distinction.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

This is what Trump should be impeached for.

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/1193975212515188736

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

And what acts should they do while keeping the Church in mind? Because for now, they seem to be keeping it in mind:

https://twitter.com/mljabbur/status/1193654296509857792?s=21

If bigotry, racism and religious oppression is how the Church in wants to be kept in mind, then the Church is evil.

Is he Catholic or Evangelical?  Its an important distinction.

I'm wondering this too, especially since Pachamama is currently an intra-Catholic political shibboleth (and specifically an anti-Pope Francis shibboleth) for non-Morales-related reasons.

[Lumine]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

And what acts should they do while keeping the Church in mind? Because for now, they seem to be keeping it in mind:

https://twitter.com/mljabbur/status/1193654296509857792?s=21

If bigotry, racism and religious oppression is how the Church in wants to be kept in mind, then the Church is evil.

Is he Catholic or Evangelical?  Its an important distinction.

I'm wondering this too, especially since Pachamama is currently an intra-Catholic political shibboleth (and specifically an anti-Pope Francis shibboleth) for non-Morales-related reasons.

Camacho is Catholic - deeply Catholic -, but he's been skillful enough to garner a lot of Evangelical support and, from the looks of it, to mobilize religious-minded Bolivians in general through his use of religious rhetoric. The first round also saw evangelical pastor Chi Hyun Chung reach almost 9% of the votes in a surprising result, and it would appear his supporters (as well as many who supported Mesa or Ortiz, the moderate right candidate) are also firmly behind Camacho now.

However, it should be noted the Bolivian Opposition is not a united force. Camacho - who has been compared to Bolsonaro, although it is early to make that comparison - rose virtually out of nowhere to become the unofficial leader of the protests, but he's clearly at odds with the traditional parties and politicians (particularly with former President Mesa), and though his stock appears to have risen substantially - to the point in which one can easily see him running for President and doing well - he is not (yet) in power. Still, he's proven remarkably successful thus far.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Hopefully, whoever the new rulers are, they keep The Church in mind.  And there is not biolence.

And what acts should they do while keeping the Church in mind? Because for now, they seem to be keeping it in mind:

https://twitter.com/mljabbur/status/1193654296509857792?s=21

If bigotry, racism and religious oppression is how the Church in wants to be kept in mind, then the Church is evil.

Is he Catholic or Evangelical?  Its an important distinction.

I'm wondering this too, especially since Pachamama is currently an intra-Catholic political shibboleth (and specifically an anti-Pope Francis shibboleth) for non-Morales-related reasons.

Camacho is Catholic - deeply Catholic -, but he's been skillful enough to garner a lot of Evangelical support and, from the looks of it, to mobilize religious-minded Bolivians in general through his use of religious rhetoric.

Good grief.

[Lumine]

The Mexican Foreign Minister confirms Morales has boarded a plane sent by his government, he should land in Mexico (he'll recieve asylum there) in the next few hours.

[Green Line]

Mexico is really turning into a problematic state.