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Image is from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' recent article on Kashmir.


It looks like the spat between India and Pakistan could be dying down, due to a new ceasefire. As of the time of me writing this paragraph, it seems both sides want to maintain it (despite some reports of violations here and there).

Both sides have declared victory, which is completely expected given their mutual political parties and nationalist histories. It's a little harder to say which side has actually won, as both sides seem to have managed to shoot down aircraft and hit military bases. India has, in my opinion, had the more embarrassing moments, but international conflicts aren't cringe compilations. I feel no good-will towards Pakistan's comprador government, but it is at least nice to see Modi knocked down a few pegs. Regardless of the final technical victor, it's obvious that - if the ceasefire is maintained - who won are the hundreds of millions of people who won't have to live in fear of dying in nuclear hellfire.

This conflict is a good example of what multipolarity will truly entail. Countries that have been previously limited in their nationalist ambitions by American pressure will now take opportunities to revolt, sometimes against America itself, and sometimes against other countries in their regional neighbourhood. It's also why, as communists, our goals do not stop at multipolarity; it is merely the establishing act of a new era of agitation against peripheral and semi-peripheral capitalist countries that are forming powerful national bourgeoisie classes as the international American capitalists are forced away.


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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Candidate Andrónico Rodríguez bets on unity after Arce resigns in Bolivia's elections - EuropaPress

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The president of the Senate and candidate to the Bolivian elections, Andrónico Rodríguez, has referred to the challenge launched by the president, Luis Arce, to lead a project of unity around the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), although he has not spared criticism towards the internal struggles within the ruling party.

"We reaffirm our commitment to a true and transparent unity, built facing the people and not through dark pacts or agreements behind the back of the people. Ho is necessary a radical change", has begun Rodriguez in a series of messages through his account in the social network X.

Rodríguez regretted that “the mobilizations for and against have eroded the organic, political and institutional credibility”, leading the country to “a deep economic crisis”. Likewise, he has criticized “the overreach, the abuse of power, the corruption cases, the imprisoned peasant brothers”, as well as “the incessant accusations and attacks”, or “the division of social organizations” as causes of this weakening of the MAS forces, after 20 years of government in Bolivia.

“Faced with this context, we will maintain firm our consequence and political coherence, making a sincere call for the unity of the national popular bloc, appealing mainly to our organizations and social sectors, rather than to a political leadership that has lost connection with the grassroots,” he said.

Rodriguez thus picks up the gauntlet thrown hours before by Arce, who announced his resignation to run in the elections called for August 17, marked by the fratricidal struggle within the MAS, after the expulsion of former President Evo Morales, who for now has not resigned from the presidential race.

Arce referred directly to Rodríguez during his speech to ask him to assume “the challenge of thinking and acting in function of the unity of the people”, at the same time that he urged Morales to renounce his candidacy. “Constitutionally he cannot and the division only favors the right,” he said.

However, the former president rejected the proposal and stressed that “only the people” can ask him for such a thing and highlighted his years at the helm of the country. "We have already demonstrated that we know how to govern guaranteeing stability and economic growth. With us there was never a lack of fuel or dollars“, he said in X. ”We have no personal ambitions. We are going to obey the mandate of the people to save, once again, Bolivia. We will never renounce our revolutionary conscience. With the strength of the people we continue standing," he signed.

Morales has also made a new appeal “to the brothers and sisters who moved away”, to return “to the cradle of the true revolution” and together win these elections. “Let's rebuild the destroyed homeland”, he has appealed. A few days ago, Rodriguez, 36 years old, announced his candidacy, thus dissociating himself from both currents. Although he initially sided with Morales, his political godfather, in the dispute for control of MAS, he gradually distanced himself as the voices supporting his candidacy grew.

Rodríguez emerged as an important figure within the ruling party after the power vacuum caused by the political crisis of 2019, which resulted in the fall of Morales and the self-proclamation as president of a Jeanine Áñez, sentenced to ten years in prison for crimes of coup d'état and rebellion. In the midst of the disputes among opposition candidates, Rodríguez is positioned as one of the candidates to win this year's August elections.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like Arce is trying to pass the torch to Rodriguez and push Morales' faction out. Rodriguez is an Arce guy.

Love to proclaim "We Need Unity. Unite behind MY faction". That will definitely resolve tensions

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Given their historic relationship, Rodríguez remained a stalwart Evista—the faction of parliamentarians most closely aligned with Morales—throughout his early senatorial tenure. Though Rodríguez continues to be recognized as one of Morales's most trusted figures within both the legislature and cocalero movement, more recently, he has also been highlighted as an emerging leader of his own Androniquista bloc, a quaternary faction within a MAS internally divided by Arcista, Choquehuanquista (The current VP), and Evista currents all vying for leadership of the party.

Iirc he was the guy the MAS party wanted as presidential candidate in 2020, but Evo insisted he wanted Luis Arce. Evo said Rodriguez was too young and inexperienced, Rodriguez seems to be popular among young Bolivians, which explains why he is doing ok in the polls.

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Alright. I had just read that Rodriguez had distanced himself from Morales in recent years and was tapped by Arce to run

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

I think he was running as a third choice between Evo and Arce, because people who did not want to vote for Arce could vote for Rodriguez since the Bolivian Supreme Court had not yet lifted the ban on Evo. I guess now Arce is supporting Rodriguez? Because Evo said he is still going to run and is trying to prove that his ban is unconstitutional.