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The Añez government appears to be making arrests on the hypothesis that Cuban, Venezuelan, and Colombian activists are behind / assisting the anti-coup mobilizations. #BoliviaEnCrisisOn twitter.com
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This hypothesis netted one arrest at the #Huayllani bridge / Sacaba massacre.Permalink On twitter.com
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Yesterday, police arrested 15 Cubans and Venezuelans in Potosí, mostly in hotels "but they didn't find anything in their belongings to link them to social movements." This is a fishing expedition for a pre-determined narrative. elpotosi.net/local/20191117_policia-arresta-a-cubanos-y-venezolanos-en-la-ciudad.htmlPermalink On twitter.com
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Rumors and genuine reports of involved foreigners have long been a narrative used by Bolivian right-wing govts to distract the public from the reality of mass movements grown and built in Bolivia. (See the 2003 Gas War.)Permalink On twitter.com
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At the same time, the (until Sunday, at least, legal) presence of allied nations' intelligence services in Bolivia is real.Permalink On twitter.com
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Also, since the 19th century, at least, there have been cross-border circulations of revolutionary political ideologues and militants. This is neither surprising nor discrediting.Permalink On twitter.com
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The presence of a young Mexican radical woman among the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army in the 1990s did not make it any more or less legitimate.Permalink On twitter.com
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Nor did the Caribbean radical Fanon discredit the Algerian National Liberation Front.Permalink On twitter.com
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On the other hand, when foreign forces try to substitute their own judgment, strategies, and tactics for the views of locals, who will bear the backlash, deep problems can arise.Permalink On twitter.com
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Bolivians, who have built a culture of political action that involves fierce confrontation but abhors deadly violence, may not want to see the tactics of contemporary Venezuela or Colombia brought into their conflict.Permalink On twitter.com
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Overall, though, the idea that small groups of foreigners are driving opposition to the the Añez government is both wrong and the kind of conspiratorial misperception that leads to unwise reactions.Permalink On twitter.com