Why is it so difficult for other governments/societies to follow the South African model?
No one can question the atrocities that millions of people endured in South Africa, but they came out of it having learned a lesson, and trying to create a new society of inclusiveness, despite the staunch opposition of conservatives and the religious fundamentalists and their arcane belief systems aka hate.
Evo Morales, with his quiet man veneer has actually done less than his Mr-Larger-Than-Life neighbor, Hugo Chávez.
Morales’ answer is short-sighted and transparently naïve. If he really is a mechanism for change in a nation that has known little if not not discrimination and lack of visibility and representation, he would have taken more time to examine the plight of all of Bolivia’s citizens.
Yesterday it was black people, now it’s gay people. I think if we dig deeper, we’ll find that women’s rights are on the back burner too.
I’m disappointed.