http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6932994.stm
Bolivia's president is a people's president expected to reform the government but in his first year in office, all he has delivered is dissatisfaction. The senate chosen to create a new constitution hasn't finished the constitution on schedule. Indigenous people and middle-class people are protesting, saying that the government isn't addressing their needs.
Although the article makes the situation in Bolivia look dismal, I see improvements already. Just the fact that the indigenous people are protesting means that they have the hopes of having their voices heard. For the past few hundred years, the indigenous people in that region of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru have lived in defeat so with them finally feeling powerful enough to raise their voices in protest, they eventually will get some power in the government. When we had our revolution in this country, it wasn't easy to start out, especially in writing a constitution. I trust that the same is true of Bolivia and we will see things smoothing out gradually there.
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It appears that a lot of working class especially villagers in general are voicing their concerns and complaints toward the government due to lack of aid, etc.
It is really sad that most governments don't really listen to their people. This is evident through civil wars, protests, rallies, and so on. This is of course a feature of the U.S. as well. I wonder if there isn't a better form of government?
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