Ngu-Medea Benjamin, Novemba 22, 2019
Ngibhala ngiseBolivia ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje ngifikile ebulewe ngesihluku samasosha sikaNovemba 19 esakhiweni igesi i-Senkata edolobheni lomdabu i-El Alto, kanye nokugcwala kwesigcwagcwa sehlangano yokungcwaba enokuthula ngoNovemba 21 ukukhumbula abashonile. Lezi yizibonelo, ngeshwa, ze-modus operandi zikahulumeni we-de facto obambe izintambo ekulweni okuphoqe u-Evo Morales ukuthi aphume emandleni.
Lokhu kuqubuka kombhikisho sekudale imibhikisho emikhulu, njengoba kuqale iziteleka ezweni lonke njengengxenye yesiteleka sikazwelonke esishiya ukuthi lo hulumeni ashiye phansi. Enye indawo ehlelwe kahle ise-El Alto, lapho abahlali bemisa khona izithiyo ezizungeze isitshalo segesi i-Senkata, bevimba amathangi ukuthi ashiye lesi sitshalo futhi anqume nomthombo omkhulu wephethiloli weLa Paz.
Ezimisele ukuphula isivalo, uhulumeni wathumela izindiza ezinophephela emhlane, amathangi namasosha ahlomile kakhulu kusihlwa ngoNovemba 18. Ngosuku olulandelayo, kwaqubuka imimoya lapho amasosha eqala ukuhlalisa izakhamuzi, abe esedubula esixukwini. Ngafika nje ngemuva kokudutshulwa. Izakhamizi ezazithukuthele zangiyisa emitholampilo yendawo lapho kwathathwa khona abalimele. Ngabona odokotela nabahlengikazi bezama kakhulu ukusindisa izimpilo, behlinza abezimo eziphuthumayo ezimweni ezinzima ngokushoda kwemishini yezokwelapha. Ngabona izidumbu ezinhlanu kanye nenqwaba yabantu abanamanxeba ezinhlamvu. Abanye bebevele behamba beya emsebenzini ngesikhathi behlaselwa yizinhlamvu. Umama ososizini owadutshulwa yindodana yakhe wakhala phakathi kwe-sobs: "Basibulala njengezinja." Ekugcineni, abakwa8 bafa.
Ngakusasa, isonto lendawo laba yindawo yokugcina amakhaya eyenziwe ngcono, izidumbu – ezinye zisaconsa igazi-zikleliswe ezihlalweni nodokotela benza izidumbu. Amakhulu abuthene ngaphandle ukuzoduduza imindeni futhi anikele ngemali yamabhokisi omngcwabo nasemingcwabeni. Bakhalise abangasekho, futhi baqalekisa uhulumeni ngokuhlaselwa kanye nabezindaba bendawo ngokwala ukukhuluma iqiniso ngokwenzekile.
Izindaba zokubikwa kukaSenkata zicishe zashaqeka njengokusweleka kwemithi yokwelashwa. Uhulumeni we-de facto une asongele izintatheli ngokuvukela umbuso uma kungukuthi basabalalisa “ukwaziswa okungeyikho” ngokumboza imibhikisho, abaningi abaze bavele. Labo abakwenzayo bavame ukusabalalisa ulwazi olungasebenzi kahle. Isiteshi sikamabonakude esikhulu sabika ngokufa kwabantu abathathu sabeka udlame kubabhikishi, sinikeza u-airtime uNgqongqoshe omusha Wezokuvikela uFernando Lopez owenza isimangalo esithi amasosha awadubulanga "inhlamvu eyodwa" nokuthi "amaqembu amaphekula" azamile ukusebenzisa i-dynamite ukugqekeza isitshalo sikaphethiloli.
Akumangazi ukuthi abantu abaningi baseBolivia abanalo ulwazi lokuthi kwenzekani. Ngike ngabuza futhi ngakhuluma nenqwaba yabantu kuzinhlangothi zombili zokwehlukana kwezepolitiki. Iningi lalabo abeseka uhulumeni we-de facto bathethelela ukucindezelwa njengendlela yokubuyisela uzinzo. Bayenqaba ukubiza uMengameli u-Evo Morales 'ngokuthi yi-coup futhi bathi kunenkohliso okhethweni luka-Okthoba 20 olwavusa umbango. Lezi zimangalo zokukhwabanisa, ezenziwa ngumbiko weNhlangano Yezizwe zaseMelika, siklanyelwe yi-Center for Economic and Policy Research, ithangi lokucabanga eWashington, DC
UMorales, owayengumongameli wokuqala womdabu ezweni elinabomdabu abaningi, waphoqeleka ukuba abalekele eMexico ngemuva kokuthi yena, umndeni wakhe kanye nabaholi beqembu lakhe bethole izinsongo zokubulawa nokuhlaselwa – okubandakanya ukushiswa kwendlu kadadewabo. Ngaphandle kokugxekwa abantu ngo-Evo Morales, ikakhulukazi isinqumo sakhe sokufuna ihlandla lesine, akunakuphikwa ukuthi wengamele ukukhula komnotho okunciphise ubuphofu nokungalingani. Ubuye waletha ukuqina okuhlobene ezweni elinomlando we ukuhlanganisa kanye nezingqinamba. Mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu, iMorales yayiwuphawu lokuthi iningi labomdabu bakuleli lizwe ngeke lisanakwa. Uhulumeni we-de facto udicilele phansi uphawu lwendabuko futhi wagcizelela ekuphakameni kobuKristu nasebhayibhelini ngaphezu kwendabuko amasiko umongameli owazibiza ngokuthi ungumongameli, uJeanine Añez, uye wabonakala “njengosathane.” Lokhu kuqubuka kokucwasana ngokwebala akukaze kulahleke kubabhikishi bomdabu, abafuna inhlonipho ngamasiko namasiko abo.
UJeanine Añez, owayeyilungu lesithathu lesikhundla esiphezulu kweSenethi yaseBolivia, wazifungisa njengoMengameli ngemuva kokushiya phansi uMorales, yize engenayo ikhoramu edingekayo esiShayamthetho ukuze amamukele njengoMongameli. Abantu ababengaphambi kwakhe emgqeni wokulandelana - bonke abangabaphathi beqembu likaMorales 'MAS - bashiya phansi izintambo. Omunye walabo nguVictor Borda, umongameli wendlu ephansi yengqungquthela, oshiye phansi ngemuva kokushiswa komuzi wakhe kwathi umfowabo wathunjwa.
Ngemuva kokuthatha izintambo, uhulumeni ka-Áñez wasabisa ngokuthi uzobopha izishayamthetho ze-MAS, ebamangalela ngokuthiukweqa nokuvukela umbuso", Yize leli qembu liphethe iningi kulawo womabili amakamelo. Uhulumeni we-de facto wabe esethola ukujeziswa kwamazwe omhlaba ngemuva kokukhipha isimemezelo sokunikeza ukungathathi hlangothi kwezempi emizamweni yakhe yokuvuselela ukuhleleka nokuqina. Lesi sinqumo sichazwe ngokuthi "ilayisensi yokubulala"Futhi"ikhadi le-blanche”Ukucindezela, futhi bekulokhu wagxekwa kakhulu yiKhomishini Yamalungelo Abantu YaseMelika
Umphumela walesi sinqumo kube ukufa, ukucindezelwa kanye nokwephulwa okukhulu kwamalungelo abantu. Esontweni nesigamu selokhu kuhlangana, abantu base32 bashonile kwimibhikisho, kulimale abantu abangaphezu kwe-700. Le ngxabano ihamba ngaphandle kokulawulwa futhi nginovalo lokuthi izokhula ibe mandundu. Kunamahemuhemu amaningi emithonjeni yezokuxhumana yamasosha namaphoyisa eyenqaba imiyalo kahulumeni yokucindezela. Akuyona i-hyperbole ukusikisela ukuthi lokhu kungahle kudale impi yombango. Kungakho abantu baseBolivia abaningi kangaka belucela usizo lomhlaba jikelele. “Amasosha anezibhamu kanye nelayisense yokubulala; asinalutho, ”kuzikhalela umama onendodana yakhe esanda kudutshulwa eSenkata. "Ngiyacela utshele umphakathi wamazwe omhlaba ukuthi uze lapha ukuzoyeka lokhu."
Bengilokhu ngibiza uMichelle Bachelet, UKhomishani Omkhulu Wenhlangano Yezizwe Yamalungelo Abantu nowaye waba ngumongameli waseChile, ukuthi ahlanganyele nami phansi eBolivia. Ihhovisi lakhe lithumela umsebenzi wezobuchwepheshe eBolivia, kepha lesi simo sidinga umuntu ovelele. Kudingeka ubulungiswa bokubuyiselwa kwabaphethwe udlame futhi inkhulumomphendvulwano iyadingeka ukuze kunciphiswe ukungezwani ukuze abaseBolivia babuyisele intando yeningi yabo. Unksz Bachelet uhlonishwa kakhulu esifundeni; ukuba khona kwakhe kungasiza ekusindiseni izimpilo kanye nokuletha ukuthula eBolivia.
UMedea Benjamin ungumsunguli weCODEPINK, okuyinhlangano yabesifazane ehola ukuthula nenhlangano yamalungelo abantu. Ubelokhu abika evela eBolivia kusukela ngoNovemba 14.
