Evo Morales on The Daily Show
Noam Chomsky has made some of the most simple, direct comments about the election of Evo Morales as president of Bolivia. It comes down to this: there were real issues in the election, people knew what they were, people thought they mattered, people got out and voted, the elections weren't fixed. If you want to see democratic elections, you have to go to Bolivia. If you compare what we have going on here, it's rather startling. This is a great clip of President Morales on The Daily Show. Take note: in his campaign he had a real platform, and he delivered on his promises. And . . . get ready for this . . . "socialized" management of the natural gas resources of Bolivia allowed the Bolivians to make more money! Impossible. Shouldn't their society collapse? Bolivia may prove that "socialized" programs and mixed economies demand democratic processes.