• @ShittyBeatlesFCPres
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    14 months ago

    It’s very complex and involves issues of race, religion, democracy, corruption, economics, etc. But in another way, it’s not complex: Bolivia is sitting on massive untapped lithium mines. Someone is going to get rich from that and whether it’s the people of Bolivia or oligarchs is why coups are tempting:

    I don’t know who is backing the current coup, obviously, but I suspect few corporations or Western governments would be upset if a right wing party seizes power (again) despite losing the last several recent elections.

    • @just_another_person
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      4 months ago

      Nope. Pretty simple. If you have an army of people to literally take over a country, you will never leave.

      Edit: your X Comment had nothing to do with it. Sad fact, but the US would gain nothing from the changing of hands in El Salvador. Too small, no profit.