Comments on: Bolivia: The Changing Face of the Flag http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 27 May 2012 16:56:01 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: santuss http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-1190419 santuss Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:18:06 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-1190419 Yeah the "cambas" or guarani Indians mixed with Europeans are a small minority so are the other mixed Bolivians compared to the LARGE INDIAN MAJORITY and those minorities are the ruling class that IMPOSED western culture, religion and oppressed, discriminated and hate Bolivian INDIANS. They never care to educate Indians, they used them as MULES,"pongos" or serfs, they made Indians believe that their existence is to serve the "white and pseudo-whites elites", now that the natives have awaken and had elected an Indian ruler those minorities feel threaten because they now have their "servants" converted in ministers and presidents, they are afraid and scared of the INDIANS and disapprove any thing related to their empowerment such as education and anti-discrimination laws that are being passed by the new government. As Bolivian of EUROPEAN decent I feel that is about time that native Bolivians have a chance to direct their lives and future and be proud of their ancestry and not be ashamed of their culture. And I wish that my fellow "mestizo" paisanos quit being CRY BABY'S. Greetings from California. SANTUSS Yeah the “cambas” or guarani Indians mixed with Europeans are a small minority so are the other mixed Bolivians compared to the LARGE INDIAN MAJORITY and those minorities are the ruling class that IMPOSED western culture, religion and oppressed, discriminated and hate Bolivian INDIANS. They never care to educate Indians, they used them as MULES,”pongos” or serfs, they made Indians believe that their existence is to serve the “white and pseudo-whites elites”, now that the natives have awaken and had elected an Indian ruler those minorities feel threaten because they now have their “servants” converted in ministers and presidents, they are afraid and scared of the INDIANS and disapprove any thing related to their empowerment such as education and anti-discrimination laws that are being passed by the new government.

As Bolivian of EUROPEAN decent I feel that is about time that native Bolivians have a chance to direct their lives and future and be proud of their ancestry and not be ashamed of their culture. And I wish that my fellow “mestizo” paisanos quit being CRY BABY’S.

Greetings from California.

SANTUSS

]]> By: Concerned K'aras http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-1182658 Concerned K'aras Tue, 29 May 2007 21:01:43 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-1182658 I am Bolivian of European Descent, my grandparents were immigrants to this great nation. It bothers me that a common Bolivian nationality is not good enough for this president. While it is great for indigenous Bolivians to be proud of thier heritage, a good over one-third of the population is not indian. Therefore it is not fair that this flag, the wiphala, be imposed as a national flag to the rest of us, isnt the red, yellow, and green good enough? it represents all of us regardless of race. But by far my biggest fear, is that concerning camabas. Cambas are inhabitants of the eastern lowland departments who racially are predominantly white-guarani mixed, with a subsatantial white minority, these people are arguing for autonomy, does evo want to push them to secceed?? We are Bolivians united and tied to this land, we cherish its indian traditions but dont impose them on those of us who are only a couple of generations removed from Europe. I am Bolivian of European Descent, my grandparents were immigrants to this great nation. It bothers me that a common Bolivian nationality is not good enough for this president. While it is great for indigenous Bolivians to be proud of thier heritage, a good over one-third of the population is not indian. Therefore it is not fair that this flag, the wiphala, be imposed as a national flag to the rest of us, isnt the red, yellow, and green good enough? it represents all of us regardless of race. But by far my biggest fear, is that concerning camabas. Cambas are inhabitants of the eastern lowland departments who racially are predominantly white-guarani mixed, with a subsatantial white minority, these people are arguing for autonomy, does evo want to push them to secceed?? We are Bolivians united and tied to this land, we cherish its indian traditions but dont impose them on those of us who are only a couple of generations removed from Europe.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bolivia: Bolivian Television’s Watchdog http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-909054 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bolivia: Bolivian Television’s Watchdog Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:46:54 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-909054 [...] Serrate wrote a follow-up post regarding an issue that caused great concern among many bloggers. In an earlier Global Voices Online article, bloggers were not pleased with a decision made by the state-run television channel to change is traditional tri-color logo, that represented the Bolivian flag. In its place was a logo that closely resembled the whipala flag, which many complained, did not represent the entire country. Serrate soon discovered that the channel had backpedaled and introduced a new logo that went back to the three colors of the Bolivian flag. He applauded this decision, although laments the fact that all of the sets, microphones and other items with the old logo had to be replaced yet again. [...] [...] Serrate wrote a follow-up post regarding an issue that caused great concern among many bloggers. In an earlier Global Voices Online article, bloggers were not pleased with a decision made by the state-run television channel to change is traditional tri-color logo, that represented the Bolivian flag. In its place was a logo that closely resembled the whipala flag, which many complained, did not represent the entire country. Serrate soon discovered that the channel had backpedaled and introduced a new logo that went back to the three colors of the Bolivian flag. He applauded this decision, although laments the fact that all of the sets, microphones and other items with the old logo had to be replaced yet again. [...]

]]> By: Whipala, un tal Evo y otras novedades at Plan B http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-903564 Whipala, un tal Evo y otras novedades at Plan B Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:49:50 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-903564 [...] Global Voices [...] [...] Global Voices [...]

]]> By: Bolivia: Taking the Coca out of Coca-Cola and Onto the Seal at myninjaplease http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-878922 Bolivia: Taking the Coca out of Coca-Cola and Onto the Seal at myninjaplease Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:28:40 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-878922 [...] Some weeks ago, some Bolivian bloggers became increasingly concerned whether the red, yellow and green of the Bolivian flag might be replaced with the rainbow-checkered flag called with the whipala. This flag is symbolic of the indigenous population in Bolivia and the Andes, and where President Evo Morales receives a large portion of his popular support. Another group that has backed Morales through thick and thin is the coca-growers. The crop, which they cultivate especially in the Chapare and Yungas regions of the country, has become more prominent in the news over the past week and may figure more prominently on the national seal. [...] [...] Some weeks ago, some Bolivian bloggers became increasingly concerned whether the red, yellow and green of the Bolivian flag might be replaced with the rainbow-checkered flag called with the whipala. This flag is symbolic of the indigenous population in Bolivia and the Andes, and where President Evo Morales receives a large portion of his popular support. Another group that has backed Morales through thick and thin is the coca-growers. The crop, which they cultivate especially in the Chapare and Yungas regions of the country, has become more prominent in the news over the past week and may figure more prominently on the national seal. [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bolivia: Taking the Coca out of Coca-Cola and Onto the Seal http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-874953 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bolivia: Taking the Coca out of Coca-Cola and Onto the Seal Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:14:53 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-874953 [...] Some weeks ago, some Bolivian bloggers became increasingly concerned whether the red, yellow and green of the Bolivian flag might be replaced with the rainbow-checkered flag called with the whipala. This flag is symbolic of the indigenous population in Bolivia and the Andes, and where President Evo Morales receives a large portion of his popular support. Another group that has backed Morales through thick and thin is the coca-growers. The crop, which they cultivate especially in the Chapare and Yungas regions of the country, has become more prominent in the news over the past week and may figure more prominently on the national seal. [...] [...] Some weeks ago, some Bolivian bloggers became increasingly concerned whether the red, yellow and green of the Bolivian flag might be replaced with the rainbow-checkered flag called with the whipala. This flag is symbolic of the indigenous population in Bolivia and the Andes, and where President Evo Morales receives a large portion of his popular support. Another group that has backed Morales through thick and thin is the coca-growers. The crop, which they cultivate especially in the Chapare and Yungas regions of the country, has become more prominent in the news over the past week and may figure more prominently on the national seal. [...]

]]> By: De la whipala II at Plan B http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-784203 De la whipala II at Plan B Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:15:05 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-784203 [...] La bola corrío y sobre el tema hablaron varios blogueros. El último en mencionar el asunto de la whipala, ha sido Global Voices quien ha dedicado su último artículo sobre Bolivia al tema, titulandolo “El cambio de rostro de la bandera“. [...] [...] La bola corrío y sobre el tema hablaron varios blogueros. El último en mencionar el asunto de la whipala, ha sido Global Voices quien ha dedicado su último artículo sobre Bolivia al tema, titulandolo “El cambio de rostro de la bandera“. [...]

]]> By: juan arellano http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/comment-page-1/#comment-780273 juan arellano Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:43:50 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/26/bolivia-the-changing-face-of-the-flag/#comment-780273 Un par de cosillas rápidamente: La wiphala (no recuerdo si con ese nombre se conoce acá) es la bandera oficial del Cusco. Y se dice era el símbolo del Tahuantinsuyo. Es parecida al símbolo internacional de los movimientos gays, lo que causa cierta controversia actualmente en cuanto a su uso. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala Un par de cosillas rápidamente: La wiphala (no recuerdo si con ese nombre se conoce acá) es la bandera oficial del Cusco. Y se dice era el símbolo del Tahuantinsuyo. Es parecida al símbolo internacional de los movimientos gays, lo que causa cierta controversia actualmente en cuanto a su uso.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiphala

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