Today will be a grampa day, so possibly light posting. The coup attempt in Bolivia—apparently failed—has some interesting features. Not unexpected, but interesting. The current president, Luis Arce, has long been on good terms with both Russia and China and Bolivia, wants to join BRICS, and sits on the world’s largest known reserves of lithium. He has refused to condemn Russia’s Special Military Operation and has wild ideas about making Bolivia into a production center for lithium, rather than an exporter of a cheap raw material. In other words, he’s a trouble maker. Depending on your point of view. Oh, he also broke off relations with Israel, due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza—which distinguishes him from the guy in Argentina.
What we are seeing is again, the scramble for scarce resources. The more powerful will exert pressure (bullying) toward other countries that have certain resources perceived to be necessary for the future, a future that is not allowed to evolve naturally, but rather like all communist progressives, they are in a hurry hence this requires confiscating resources through war.
Milei not Jew.
What we are seeing is again, the scramble for scarce resources. The more powerful will exert pressure (bullying) toward other countries that have certain resources perceived to be necessary for the future, a future that is not allowed to evolve naturally, but rather like all communist progressives, they are in a hurry hence this requires confiscating resources through war.
...but they're not really even all that scarce. Limited, yes.
I don't think it's about communism.
They're just hoarders who don't believe they should have to pay fair price.