Indigenous Ways In A Digital Age: Bill Gates Takes Bolivia Under Microsoft's Wing - Page 3

Richard Marcus and allendrury on Blogcritics filed earlier articles on political change in Latin America. Richard's articles are “A New Face For Latin America” and ”North/South Relations: The Rise of Latin American Nationalism.” Allendrury's ”Latin America: Looking Ahead To 2006” are available in the BC Archives.

We, with our myriad other international problems do not, however, have the right to tell the Bolivians — to whom it is not only a cash crop but a sacred part of their culture — they cannot grow it. Nor should we fight Morales merely because he is indigenous. What he does politically in the future could be a burro of a different color. I and, I hope, the CIA and State Department will reserve judgement until his policies are quite clear. Fidel Castro is (or was), as Richard Marcus wrote, the perennial boogeyman. Hugo Chavez is growing demagogically into the current version. Evo Morales is not, so far, following their line of hatred nor dictatorial control hidden in a populist front.

They can let Microsoft lead the way to pulling the Americas together. It's a Windows world. Perhaps Steve Jobs will also bring some Apples down to keep me company. Latin America needs fairness and diversity to thrive.

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