Bolivians Protest Marxist Leader Morales – Torch Che Guevara Statue & Venezuelan Flag

Bolivians torched a Che Guevara Statue and Venezuelan flag on Thursday after the Marxist Morales government increased gas prices by 73% this week.

Demonstrators shout slogans in front of a bonfire during a protest against fuel hikes in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Dec. 29. 2010. People were protesting a 73 percent jump in gasoline prices and 83 percent rise in the price of diesel. (AP /Juan Karita)

The Real Cuba reported:

Protests against a sharp increase in fuel prices intensified and turned violent in Bolivia on Thursday, as thousands of demonstrators demanded President Evo Morales’ government repeal the hike.
Demonstrators filled the streets in La Paz and other cities to protest the higher prices, which were announced suddenly on Sunday. Gasoline prices immediately soared by 73 percent and diesel prices went up by 83 percent, leading to a rapid increases in transport and food prices in the Andean country.

Some demanded the resignation of Morales, a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It has been the most unpopular measure of Morales’ five-year presidency.

Spanish news agency EFE reported that protesters in La Paz burned a Venezuelan flag and in the town of El Alto they set fire to a statue of Argentinean mass murderer Che Guevara.

Taxi drivers held a strike that largely paralyzed La Paz on Thursday, and protests were also held in the cities of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Potosi and Oruro.

The march in the capital began peacefully but clashes with police erupted when demonstrators tried to enter the main plaza where the government palace is located. Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, who hurled stones at officers, the vice presidential office, a union headquarters and two ministry buildings.

#1 January 1, 2011 at 10:28 pm
vote for pedro commented:

Bolivian President Evo Morales rescinds a decree which raised fuel prices by more than 70% and sparked civil unrest.

Delicious. Think ∅ will take note, or plunge ahead with the foolish cap and tax nonsense?
#2 January 1, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Simon commented:

They know where he lives…
#3 January 1, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Opaobie commented:

….expect U.S. foreign aid to Bolivia to end in 3, 2, 1……
#4 January 1, 2011 at 11:21 pm
gastorgrab commented:

Was the Indonesian statue of Obama brought back to the United States?
#5 January 1, 2011 at 11:52 pm
UpChuck.Liberals commented:

vote for pedro commented:
snip
Delicious. Think ∅ will take note, or plunge ahead with the foolish cap and tax nonsense?

Dear Pedro, after conferring with my Socialist brethren I’ve decided that screwing you and making billions is more important than this dumb country. Sincerely Barry S.
#6 January 2, 2011 at 2:21 am
LimoLibsStink commented:

Send Barney Frank there. He is full of gas!
#8 January 2, 2011 at 5:09 am
archer52 commented:

From my website commenting on this post-

http://truthandcommonsense.com/2011/01/02/the-socialistscommunists-are-having-a-bad-start-to-2011-good/

I love Hoft because I know I can click on Gateway and find somewhere across this globe some scumbag is getting his and Jim will make sure he publishes the story. Socialism, as I point out in my post, is like a gold digging blonde with fake hair, nails and a desire to steal your money. All is good until the money is gone and she becomes a whiny shrew, unable to accept the fact the good times are over. That is what is going on in Europe, Britain and over here to a lesser extent. We’re broke and the girl still can’t understand why she can’t take our credit card and go shopping at Macy’s.

This is a coyote ugly moment for all of those who believed in socialism.
#9 January 2, 2011 at 5:40 am
Jeff commented:

Witness the demoralizing effects of socialist systems everywhere. Gasoline subsidies can no longer be supported by other peoples money. The Bolivian government ends subsidies after six years of warping the marketplace, exploding prices in gasoline and government subsidized food stuffs in the process. The people, so accustomed to suckling at government’s teet, riot demanding repeal of the measure. Meanwhile, the privatized portion of the food chain in Bolivia sees much less fluctuation in prices.
#10 January 2, 2011 at 7:33 am
Sickofobama commented:

I am afraid it is coming here because Obama and his henchmen want it to.

Especially if started by the right.

I must say though it is good to hear people around the world who know what evil is.

A Stalin statue was blown up in Ukraine and a statue of Obama’s VBF Hugo Chavez was torched as well as his flag.

Stay calm in the months ahead because Obama is not a happy Marxist after losing the House by a huge margin. Yesterday with his Saturday address he pretty much said AGAIN to us against him – the taxpayer – that we need need to sacrifice for the better good.
#11 January 2, 2011 at 7:45 am
Michael commented:

That we need need to sacrifice for the better good sounds a bit odd coming from a President whose on a taxpayer funded 1.4 million dollar Christmas vacation.

oBama’s hypocritical ramblings never cease to amaze me.
#12 January 2, 2011 at 7:48 am
daryl commented:

#8 January 2, 2011 at 5:09 am
archer52 commented:
“……..a gold digging blonde with fake hair, nails and a desire to steal your money. All is good until the money is gone and she becomes a whiny shrew, unable to accept the fact the good times are over.”

Speaking of Hillary, she and Chavez seem to hit it off well……..
Seems like hell starts to popping almost everywhere she goes

Chavez, Clinton chat at Brazil inauguration

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.99e856a0fb5a9fea7bf35be7ef15b71d.e61&show_article=1
#13 January 2, 2011 at 7:56 am
unknown jane commented:

First news of Stalin, now Che — this is turning out to be a good morning.
#14 January 2, 2011 at 8:35 am
tadcf commented:

What the article failed to mention–or possibly just reported too early for the consequent results–was that Morales responded by rescinding the price of gas and oil. It’s the same thing that Americans do–though culturally more dramatic–but the government responds favorably, unlike in the U.S. For unbiased reporting on everything, watch LinkTV and FreeSpeechTV.
#15 January 2, 2011 at 9:05 am
Militant Conservative commented:

Be prepared civil unrest is coming on a global scale due to the global socialist movements distroying the lives of billions. Freedom is the natural state for a human. Sadly most in the world are not free.
powder is dry.
#16 January 2, 2011 at 9:16 am
lethargic commented:

Is this the beginning of a South American Tea Party movement?
#17 January 2, 2011 at 10:21 am
bg commented:

++

Viva Bolivians!!

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#18 January 2, 2011 at 10:48 am
bg commented:

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newsflash: they are up against what we are up against..

if we don’t fully awaken asap, we too will be holding such protests..

btw, we have a statue or two too..

yes, brought to US via the samo samo “victory mosque” supporters..

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#19 January 2, 2011 at 11:06 am
Missy8s commented:

“The Fresh Prince Of Bill Ayers” and his masters want us to protest violently, don’t oblige them.

Let the axis of a**holes make the first move.
#20 January 2, 2011 at 11:08 am
Missy8s commented:

“The Fresh Prince Of Bill Ayers” and his master want us to act out violently, do not oblige them.

Let them make the first move and let them destroy themselves.
#22 January 2, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Andrew commented:

Missy8s:
“The Fresh Prince Of Bill Ayers”

Now that is freaking hilarious!

Expect foreign aid to Bolivia to increase in 5.4.3.2……

Obummer has to support his Socialist buddies.
#23 January 2, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Henry Hawkins commented:

In America, we the people always hold the final power: no matter how bad it gets here, nothing can be continued against the people without money, financing. Where does the US gov get its money? From the people. Who send it in voluntarily. Though payment may be corced, coercion can only occur aganst relatively small numbers of citizens. If the people cannot change government by the vote, a nationwide refusal to submit taxes will work marvelously.
#24 January 2, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Henry Hawkins commented:

Huh. That’s odd. A black helicopter just landed in the field beside my house.
#26 January 2, 2011 at 4:22 pm
chuck in st paul commented:

Just more schlubs with no idea how the world or markets work getting overwrought because the ‘free’ stuff is going away. All their lives they’ve been promised cheap this and cheap that where the prices are wa-a-a-ay below market. Now the dipsticks are all upset because they’ll have to pay market prices. Tough beans, beaners.

‘The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money’ – Margaret Thatcher
#27 January 2, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Mad Hatter commented:

2011 is going to be a very interesting year for news from around the world and here at home.
#28 January 2, 2011 at 7:34 pm
kato commented:

An attack on Morales is an attack on Blowhard and his congenital liar.