Fascism is alive and well at Cornell (and other American campuses of course). Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera has been invited by the Department of Romance Languages to give a talk on “Indianism and Marxism,” a philosophy both racist and communist. Note that Linera is not literary nor does the intellectually corrupt Department of Romance Languages pretend that he is.In its destructive heyday, Marxism at least had the grace to base its revolutionary fantasies on economic class, but post-modern progressives have reverted to the Mussolini model which was based on ethnicity, race and the Volk. Now comes to Cornell a 21st Century Bolivian fascist who believes in Indianism and Marxism — although only a perversion of Marxism would sustain such a combo. No matter, for what is multiculturalism about except the cult of all racists but white ones? The announcement:Monday, September 3, 2007 “Marxismo e indianismo.” (Marxism and Indianism) Álvaro García Linera, Vice President of Bolivia 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell University In Spanish with simultaneous translation to English will be available. For Immediate Release: July 2007 Ithaca, NY – The Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University is pleased to announce that Álvaro García Linera, the Vice President of Bolivia, will give a public lecture on September 3, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, on the Cornell University Campus. The title of the lecture is “Marxismo e indianismo.” (Marxism and Indianism) The lecture will be in Spanish; however, a simultaneous translation to English will be available. García Linera has variously been described as a left-wing activist, sociologist, mathematician, and political analyst. Born in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1962, García Linera studied mathematics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. After his return to Bolivia, he became increasingly more politically active and joined a number of grass-roots, Marxist-inspired political movements, including the experimental, native communities of the Katarist “Ayllus Rojos” in northwestern Bolivia. Ultimately he collaborated with Felipe Quispe to form the insurgent Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army in 1990. He was subsequently charged with insurrection for which he was arrested and imprisoned, without trial, from 1992 – 1997. During his confinement, he studied sociology. Since his release he has worked as a university professor, political analyst, and news commentator. In December 2005, he was elected vice president as the running mate of Bolivia’s controversial socialist president, Evo Morales. According to Newsweek International’s August 7, 2006 issue, García Linera “is, most importantly, considered the key architect behind socialist Evo Morales’s controversial policies in Bolivia, and a growing influence throughout the region.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14098152/site/newsweek/ Christian Parenti of Mother Jones states “With a life story that reads like an adventure novel, Bolivian VP Álvaro García Linera is Evo Morales’ Karl Rove – and one of the most interesting figures in the new Latin left.” http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2006/12/garcia_linera.html Although Parenti’s comparison to Karl Rove attempts to illustrate the significant political influence García Linera holds in his government, one must remember the radically opposed political stances they each represent and, more importantly, keep in mind that Karl Rove was never on an electoral ticket with President George W. Bush. García Linera was democratically elected – with a wide margin that President Bush could only dream of. Vice President García Linera is a member of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party in Bolivia. He is committed to nationalization and reform policies that enhance the political role and social welfare of indigenous peoples. He is also a well-known academic, intellectual, social activist, author, and political figure. He is the author of a number of books, including Critique of the Nation (1989), Reproletarization (1999), Condition of Workers (2001), and Multinational State (2005). *Co sponsored by Latin American Studies Program www.einaudi.cornell.edu/latinamerica , Einaudi Center for International Studies www.einaudi.cornell.edu , Department of Government falcon.arts.cornell.edu/Govt/, Society for the Humanities www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/html/index.html Treva Levine Program Manager Latin American Studies Program 190 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850 Web: http://einaudi.cornell.edu/latinamerica Email: tlv4@cornell.edu Phone 607-255-1468 Fax 607-254-5000
