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CEPR / MIT Analysis

researchers at MIT (although not with MIT endorsement) did a re-hash of the CEPR analysis. The analysis was paid for by CEPR, and not surprisingly had identical results as CEPR. There is no new or significant material in this report. It is also not based on any first-hand knowledge of Bolivia, or direct analysis of evidence.

• From CEPR's description of the MIT researchers' study: "Disclosure: In December 2019, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) contracted with the authors to see if the numerical and statistical results of CEPR’s November 2019 study could be independently verified."

I see no value in adding echos of biased material that is already included in the wikipedia article. If the report is referenced, then for the sake of full disclosure, it should include the information that MIT did not endorse the report, and that the report was commissioned and paid for by CEPR. --Laella (talk) 09:20, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Per letter from MIT:

"...they carried out the project they described in their piece as independent contractors to the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)... this study was conducted independently of MIT... it should be referred to as a CEPR study..."

MIT has specifically said they don't endorse the study. There is no reason to continue to refer to this study using the name of MIT. Laella (talk) 08:34, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

International Support Flags in the Sidebar

108.18.37.199 (talk · contribs) has been adding flags to represent international support to both sides of the conflict. There is no source for this information, and there are some countries that are present on both sides. There's also not a logical seeming reason to include some of these countries, which may have made positive or negative statements, but were inconsequential to the crisis, while countries which were more involved have been left off. Some of these are also wrong - Russia in particular was firmly pro-Morales I would like to see some justification for including these particular countries, and for which side. Preferably with a citation. --Laella (talk) 09:50, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Just remove them, there's already an international response section (or page - I saw it recently) Kingsif (talk) 17:10, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

warning do not delete international support and people have to know  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AntiCommunist1 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 28 May 2020 (UTC) 

AntiCommunist1 (talk · contribs):

1. You have to cite a source. Where are you getting the information?
2. There is an entire page dedicated to this topic Reactions_to_the_2019_Bolivian_political_crisis
3. Warning?! Why are you being threatening? You need to explain, not give warnings.

--Laella (talk) 20:56, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Hey @Laella because I know in my brain I didn't watch Website news only I can think i don't want to write a private article note because it's too complicated — Preceding unsigned comment added by AntiCommunist1 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

AntiCommunist1 (talk · contribs): I responded to you on the other article page, but I still want to point out here that knowing something in your brain is not enough. If something is too complicated, ask for help, people will help you. If you write it here in the talk page, some people may even do it for you. But you can't avoid using sources just because you think it's complicated. - Laella (talk) 03:42, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Chronology of Events section / decree no. 4078

The information is presented as though it were chronological, but actually when you read it through, it bounces all over chronologically. One case in point: the decree 4078 is actually mentioned 3 separate times, as though it were 3 different things. This is very confusing. Maybe it would be easiest to bring all of the events into a timeline. Otherwise, somehow it needs to be clarified that the events explained in the events section are not in chronological order. Laella (talk) 01:08, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

No Excuse for Excluding MIT Researchers' Findings

The fact that MIT researchers were able to confirm CEPR's findings is an essential part of the story of this coup. Whether this was endorsed by MIT or whether it was new information has no bearing on whether this is important, because these findings were what caused the New York Times and especially the Washington post to cover the OAS's report critically. This had a significant effect on restoring Morales' international legitimacy and caused many more people to doubt the methodology and motivations in the OAS report. I also think it is highly inappropriate for Wikipedia to automatically assume that respected election experts hired to check the data in a study will automatically agree with the study just because they were compensated for their analysis. And the assertion that the CEPR report were not based on "direct analysis of evidence" is just entirely false, and firs-hand knowledge of Bolivia is totally irrelevant to the analysis because they backed up their claims with data and news reports. They were literally analyzing the same data used in the OAS report. But even if someone doubts the analysis, there is no reasonable excuse for removing this from the article aside from politically motivated censorship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.27.98.114 (talk) 02:46, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

fascist coup

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/12/bolivia-coup-evo-morales-jeanine-anez

This article is going pretty light on covering the more shocking actions of the Anez government.50.194.115.156 (talk) 13:49, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

It's not just going light, this article--especially if you see earlier versions before a minority of my suggested edits were accepted, it's fawning over Añez and doing everything to legitimize her and ignore reality. It was written by far right supporters of Añez, or at least of the 2019 coup.66.177.158.156 (talk) 15:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Jacobin Magazine. Right wingers? A Marxist/Leninist magazine is right wing. Are you nuts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.214.104.61 (talk) 16:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

No, this wiki article. Also Jacobin is definitely not Marxist Leninist, lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.158.156 (talk) 20:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Which of the versions is better?

Recently a communist with an anonymous IP made a whitewash on the page and a user insists that it should be left like this.

I think my version should be kept because the other clearly misrepresent the sources to represent the Bolivian government and its supporters in a positive light, omitting the buses attacks made by the Pro-Morales protestors that were mentioned in the source and the source`s claim that the public distaste towards his continued re-elections was one of the reasons for the crisis, among other errors.

In addition, he says the opposition was moving to the "far-right" and miners that were attacked were indigenous and the attackers were Pro-opposition, I did not find this information in the sources.Lucasdmca (talk) 03:32, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

@Lucasdmca:@Ip says: For clarity, can each of you respond with the original wording in contention and how you propose is should be changed? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 05:03, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I am voting for the "communist". "... go ahead reagardless" of what? Burrobert (talk) 05:49, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I will put the current version(that IP says supports) of each sentence on top and the wording(that I support) before the edit of the anonymous IP below

the second vice president of the Senate, seized power. She announced she would be assuming the presidency

the second vice president of the Senate and the highest-ranking official remaining in the line of succession after the resignations, announced she would be assuming the presidency

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The police claimed the Morales supporters had vandalized police offices, inciting panic in some neighborhoods where people blocked their doors with furniture to protect stores and houses

The police said the armed group had vandalized police offices, causing panic in some neighborhoods where people blocked their doors with furniture to protect stores and houses.

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The next few days were marked by protests and roadblocks on behalf of Morales' supporters. In Cochabamba, Sacaba and Senkata, civilians were massacred by government security forces who fired on peaceful pro-Morales demonstrations

The next few days were marked by protests and roadblocks on behalf of Morales' supporters. In Cochabamba, Sacaba and Senkata, civilians were killed during clashes with security forces

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BBC Mundo published an article suggesting that five main reasons combined to force Morales to resign: the disputed OAS audit results, the opposition from the military and police, the ongoing riots, the growing radicalization of the political opposition toward the far-right

BBC Mundo published an article suggesting that five main reasons combined to force Morales to resign: the disputed OAS audit results, the opposition from the military and police, the ongoing protests, the growing radicalization of the political opposition, and the public distaste towards his continued re-elections, and discontent among the opposition with his multiple election victories

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The Morales government called on supporters to gather in the capital city of La Paz to defend the elected government, with reports of clashes between pro-Morales groups and opposition protesters

The Morales government called on supporters to gather in the capital city of La Paz "defend" him, with reports of pro-Morales groups attacking buses of opposition protesters.

source

indigenous miners from Potosí were shot and injured, reportedly by pro-opposition snipers

two miners from Potosí were shot and injured, reportedly by snipers

source Lucasdmca (talk) 06:58, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I still don't understand why you would end a sentence with the word "regardless". Shouldn't you explain what it is regardless of? I think that is the point that the communist was making. Burrobert (talk) 07:16, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Burrobert, Some edits made by the communist may have improved the article, I just want to change the sentences that I listed in my previous post. Lucasdmca (talk) 19:29, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

=== Proposed revisions ===

@Lucasdmca:@Ip says: Ok, looking at this and based on my own knowledge it seems that many of these sentences have issues on both sides. I will try to rewrite them as best I can in the order the sentences were listed and provide reasoning.

Jeanine Áñez, the second vice president of the Senate and highest-ranking official remaining, proclaimed herself President of the Senate in the absence of the previous Senate president Adriana Salvatierra and the first vice president of the Senate Rubén Medinaceli. Moments later, Áñez declared herself interim President of Bolivia, claiming constitutional succession.

Ip says' claim that she "seize power" is a bit too POV for me, but the claim by Lucasdmca that she was in the in the of succession is also false. However, it seems to be frequently forgotten that Áñez first declared herself President of the Senate in the absence of Salvatierra and Medincaeli and used that as a basis for claiming succession to the presidency.

The police claimed (Ip says: the Morales supporters; Lucasdmca: the armed group) had vandalized police offices, inciting panic in some neighborhoods where people blocked their doors with furniture to protect stores and houses.

Based on the source provided, it seems like Morales supporters is correct but that's only based off of the first part of the article as I do not have a subscription to the WSJ to see the rest. As such, I cannot weigh in on this one too much though I lean in favor of "Morales supporters"

The next few days were marked by protests and roadblocks on behalf of Morales' supporters. In Senkata and Sacaba, at least 19 pro-Morales protesters were killed in clashes with security forces in what was denounced as a massacre.

The events in Senkata and Sacaba have been identified by most sources even in Bolivia as massacres and there was an official inquiry into it. Massacres is the right word here. Further, the corresponding article also describes the events as a massacre in the title

BBC Mundo published an article suggesting that five main reasons combined to force Morales to resign: the disputed OAS audit results, the opposition from the military and police, the ongoing protests, the growing radicalization of the political opposition, and public opposition towards his move to end term-limits.

The version by Lucasdmca here is better. Radicalization? Yes. Towards the far-right? In some cases like Luis Fernando Camacho, you could argue yes. However, the opposition also includes centrist parties like Civic Community, Third Way parties like the Third System Movement, and social democratic parties like the National Unity Front which can't really be described as far-right. Further, the version by Ip says omits the fifth point for some reason (unintentionally perhaps?). At the same time, I rewrote the fifth point to be more concise, linking to the 2016 term-limit referendum for further information on public opposition while omitting "distaste" from the sentence.

Members of MAS called on supporters to gather in the capital city of La Paz to "defend Morales" and the results of the vote, with reports of clashes between pro-Morales groups and opposition protesters.

Here there seems to be an issue with which part of the source each individual wants to include. The Yahoo article states that there were calls both to defend Morales and the results of the election. So instead of fighting over which one to include, just include both. In this case also, Ip says' wording on clashes between protesters is more neutral.

two miners from Potosí were shot and injured, reportedly by snipers

The sourced article mentions nothing about them being indigenous or the snipers being from the opposition.

Overall in seeing these sentences, there's a noticeable favouring of either side by both editors, especially in describing events perpetrated by their preferred side. I hope that these revisions are a reasonable compromise and expect the both of you to engage in the talk page before starting an edit war nex time. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:48, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

I more or less trust your Krisgabwoosh sense of NPOV, and sleeping dogs and such. I didn't necessarily subscribe to the previous version by the IP, just the blatant non neutral anti socialism edit and deleting by the user, struck me as non constructive, and as such I undid and asked for the issue to be taken to this page.Ip says (talk) 20:44, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

"just the blatant non neutral anti socialism edit and deleting by the user, struck me as non constructive" Just to clarify, as already said, I am not the author of the version you say is "anti-socialist" it was only the original version written by other editors before the edit of the anonymous IP, as you can see if you look at the revisions before April. Lucasdmca (talk) 21:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Krisgabwoosh, I agree with the revisions that you proposed.Lucasdmca (talk) 21:03, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

So if there is consensus, should I add in the revisions? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 21:04, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes. Lucasdmca (talk) 21:10, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes. And I probably shouldn't have clicked on your user page Lucasdmca, my mistake hehe. Both of you have a nice day, it's been a pleasure.Ip says (talk) 21:23, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

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