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- swrostmore, on 02/09/2009, -2/+29Third-world country with a left-wing government, sitting on top of vital natural resources? Get ready for some CIA "regime change," Evo.
- NicoNicoNico, on 02/08/2009, -1/+28I hate to say this because I do have family in Bolivia, but lithium will just be another resource to fight over. On the other hand, lithium may be the key to get Bolivia back on its feet and respected again.
I also don't like Morales (I have family who stand to lose lots of land due to him - oh, and my family isn't receiving their pensions anymore because of him) but he does have a point about international companies taking advantage of Bolivia. The whole reason he nationalized natural gas was because companies were taking all the resources, yet paying Bolivians only a small amount for use of it. - pwdrskier, on 02/09/2009, -0/+10Bolivia as a country is in a delicate situation right now, just like a lot of south/central american nations.They have a lot of potential!
- ChileanGoD, on 02/10/2009, -3/+10Today 70% of total production of Chilean copper is ripped away by foreign corporations with a tax of only 3% paid to Chile. The rest leaves the country. This is the result of the laws put in place by the dictatorship of Pinochet and maintained by the current "Concertacion" governments.
Let me be the first to say... hell ***** yeah Bolivia! Make your sovereignty be respected and invest the richness of your land for your own future. South America has been raped enough as it is. - kbcool, on 02/10/2009, -0/+5I don't get it. People seem to be suggesting that Bolivia is run by a dictator. Looks more like a nice democratic socialist system to me. One that cares about the welfare of its people (with the nationalisation of exploited resources). Although I guess the US considers all these things a threat right. Wouldn't want to turn out like Europe would we.
- Vortex5, on 02/09/2009, -0/+5I would say much improved.
- tbhurst, on 02/09/2009, -0/+5And in a related question, will Bolivia be ruined or improved by those old Bowler hats everyone wears?
- SBolivar, on 02/09/2009, -2/+6I disagree. I think the car in the photo (an Aptera) looks very cool.
- inactive, on 02/10/2009, -0/+4You, my friend, don't know what you're talking about. When the US "spreads democracy" there's only one interest behind it: secure the American interest, which most of the times is coincidentally shared by some powerful multinational corporations. People's lives aren't a priority.
If you want to change the political landscape of your country then Do something about it. If enough people feel the same way that you do you might change things... That doesn't mean that you're right, it just means that more people feel the way that you do. - ChileanGoD, on 02/10/2009, -1/+5He meant:
*The rich Bolivian people. - odb101, on 02/10/2009, -0/+4Racist much?
- RobotBanana, on 02/09/2009, -1/+4Yeah, we should just pull all the troops from Iraq and move them into Bolivia. Democracy-spreading has never failed before, right?
- nick111, on 02/10/2009, -0/+3It's a matter of plotting trends rather than sitting around and waiting for breakthroughs.
- inactive, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2Yep. Kudos to the writer. He wrote a very "fair and balanced" article.
- ChileanGoD, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2War on Democracy:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-373950057 ...
Granted, it's biased, propagandist, one sided, you name it... but yet, facts are facts. The debate whenever libertiaranism, neoliberalism or socialism are the best ways to function is a whole other debate on it's own. In this documentary they point out the problems of sovereignty and the right of nations to define themselves with the process we know as democracy. True democracy is the majority of all the people in a country and not the majority of the few who have the means. - orp2000, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2Cynical much? I suppose if "man were meant to fly he'd have wings," oh, and "there's really no need for more than 640k ram in a computer." When will people learn?
- dsmx, on 02/09/2009, -0/+2the 3 wheels would reduce rolling resistance and increase range as a result compared to a car with 4 wheels.
- nickespinosa, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2I hate to say it, because you do recognize the necessity for Evo to throw off foreign imperialism, but those who are losing their land are the wealthy.
62.7% of the population are living in poverty and 23.2% of the population below $1/day http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/global?page=cr05-bl-00&a ...
When the wealthy elite control the vast majority of land, reform is necessary to enable those living in poverty to achieve self-sufficiency. I'm sure you have noticed that the wealthy in Bolivia are very, very white because they trace their roots back to Spanish colonialism. This racist framework has shaped the current economic makeup of the country, and land reform is an important step to breaking away from these entrenched patterns of power, and giving equal opportunity to all. - ernestog84, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2tax on copper is 42%.... where did 3% come from?
- Garciat, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2By forced I meant that there's been voter fraud. There's also credentials fraud and the ink used to mark people's fingers was really easy to clean off, meaning that you could easily vote more than once with a different ID.
- Infidelcastr0, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2I'm sure the CIA will make sure Bolivia's resources are used to greatly improve the economy... Here in America....
- truck87bp, on 02/10/2009, -0/+2The Future of the Automobile is with Super Capacitors that charge in less than 10 seconds, not batteries.
- inactive, on 02/09/2009, -1/+2"growing speculation that electric cars and other energy efficient vehicles will soon dominate markets worldwide"
Err? Was there a breakthru in Electric Car technology that I was unaware of? Somebody solve the costs problem? Battery recycling? Range?
Is there anybody actually making the ***** things, en mass? - lightningbolt, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1The elections in Bolivia are internationally supervised, and there very few incidents of voter fraud, nothing significant. The new constitution won by a wide margin.
The new constitution makes everyone equal, it does not give precedence to the indigenous majority. Please read it before making comments like that.
The president is not accusing the eastern citizens of hoarding resources, they are accused of hoarding LAND, which was discovered a long time ago.
The new constitution grants autonomy to all the states who want it.
Seriously, please read the new constitution in full, and you will see that most of what you said is false. - maz2331, on 02/10/2009, -3/+4Bolivia will remain a 4th World ***** until they eliminate the endemic corruption that controls their domestic affairs.
- KineticShampoo, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1Exactly. That son of a bitch will get his soon enough.
- orp2000, on 02/10/2009, -1/+2Seems like you know "jack-*****" about being a human being. Why don't you contribute some constructive comments after you grow up.
- while1dan, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1@lightningbolt
I confess that I haven't read Bolivia's new constitution. I also didn't say anything about it. From what I understand, it assigns a lot of rights that are impossible to enforce and has articles that assign special rights to specific ethnic groups. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... page 2.
I've also heard that the constitution grants autonomy to "communities", which is a vague term at best. Critics say that causes confusion intended to sabotage efforts at autonomy.
I'd like to know which nations are involved in the supervision of Bolivia's elections. I have heard first-hand accounts of fraud on many occasions. - gnotDigger, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1clearly you are missing the sarcasm in dsmx's statement
- lightningbolt, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1haha the CIA doesn't care about America, you know that.
- Garciat, on 02/09/2009, -3/+4Everything's going to hell for us with the new constitution Evo *forced* in.
- gnotDigger, on 02/10/2009, -1/+2fuel cells?... really?.....
/me facepalm - apeweek, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1There have indeed been breakthroughs.
EV hobbyists lately have been using this Chinese battery, which costs about a tenth of other Li-Ion batteries:
http://everspring.net/product-battery.htm
This is the same battery technology used in the soon-arriving $20000 BYD electric car that Warren Buffett is bringing over from China:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/29/warren-buf ...
Another exciting battery technology is the FireFly battery - a redesign of the old lead-acid battery, for a quantum leap in energy density and battery life. This is an exciting technology because these batteries can be made very cheaply, in the same factories that make lead-acid batteries today:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/29/warren-buf ...
And another exciting battery is the Altairnano. These batteries can charge in just 10 minutes, and last for hundreds of thousands of miles. They are used in this car:
http://phoenixmotorcars.com
None of the above battery technologies are vaporware - they are all on the market today, right now, at least in limited ways. - tohuko, on 02/09/2009, -0/+1The people who live in another country is to easy comment couse the dont live here!!
- ernestog84, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1This is a tough topic to tackle considering the many factors involved.
1) Will the exploitation of resources be done by government cronies? companies that paid the most bribes? or companies that win open bids?
2) Will aggregate value be added to the lithium (battery production) to keep more money in the country?
3) Will the taxes cripple the industry or be set at just the right level?
4) Will there be transfer of technology and know how to the country and its people? - lightningbolt, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1Bolivia is a democracy. They hold internationally supervised elections and referendums and use PAPER ballots, unlike the U.S. It may be corrupt and impoverished, but it is a democracy. Also, regime change has already been tried by the US government in 2008 and they failed. This is why Bolivia broke relations with the U.S.
- inactive, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1
Trends can and are misleading. - pumanegra2012, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1I didn't know this
- adioz, on 02/09/2009, -4/+5I heard they've got weapons of mass destructions.
- vault, on 02/09/2009, -2/+3Really? To me the swoopy new age design is childish and tacky. The fact it only has three wheels doesn't help either.
- KineticShampoo, on 02/10/2009, -2/+3The Bolivian people.
- roblub, on 02/10/2009, -1/+1judging from the past, ruined.
- lightningbolt, on 02/10/2009, -1/+1Evo did not force the constitution on anyone. The people voted on it in an internationally supervised elections with paper ballots. The new constitution won by a wide margin. You probably didn't even read it before concluding that everything is going to hell. The old constitution was not voted on by the people, so THAT one is the one that was forced on people.
- subliminali, on 02/10/2009, -2/+2my impression of Bolivia was not "an indian walking around some mountain" but thanks for the visual. I now imagine it to be an indian walking around a mountain that is inhabited by a troll...
any guesses on who that would be? - orp2000, on 02/10/2009, -1/+1Hey Kinetic Shamfool, STFU! Racism has nothing to do with where you live - and no, you don't get to say what is racist...anywhere! Racists never get to make that call dumbass.
- bobcrotch, on 02/09/2009, -1/+1I thought all their cars ran on Marching Powder?
- nick111, on 02/10/2009, -1/+1Who's us?
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