Why Bolivia is the perfect example of everything socialists say.

Firstly, In Lenin’s Imperialism, he describes how capitalism concentrates capital down to a handful of monopolies. These monopolies supersede the state, politics becomes their plaything. They can ‘coup whoever we want’, as Musk recently stated.In Bolivia, the democratically elected socialist government was coup’d by a far-right, military dictatorship backed by the US and Musk. Why? Bolivia is naturally rich in the lithium needed for Musk’s Tesla car batteries. The rightful government was overthrown such that Musk can access cheaper lithium. Politics is their plaything.Second, we see the continuation of the US’ foreign policy in Latin America, and the world more broadly. Why does socialism ’fail’? Because the US never lets it succeed. Another socialist system was overthrown in Bolivia by US interests. Add Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba (although they’ve been able to withstand it) to that list and you’ll notice a pattern. The US’ foreign policy particularly in the Global South since the Cold War, and arguably before, is a brutal one that will stop the the people exerting their right to self-determination wherever it may crop up; add the Eastern Bloc, Vietnam, China, Korea, Laos and the Philippines to that list. The strategy they developed for crushing these socialist experiments in the Global South is called The Jakarta Method, after their coup strategies developed in the Philippines. Radical Reflections has a great podcast episode discussing it, available here.This is why being an anti-imperialist is a prerequisite for any socialist.That’s why Bolivia is so important. Not only is it the perfect encapsulation of why we are anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist, but yesterday the socialists won. They won their general election. The Bolivian people stood up to US Imperialism and fascism and said ‘fuck you, not today’. We celebrate with the Bolivian people in their victory over the forces of imperialism. Hasta la victoria siempre, comrades!A victory for the people anywhere is a victory for the people everywhere.Solidarity forever. via /r/communism https://ift.tt/3jeaU1M