Bolivia's Evo Morales Says Racism a Tool for World Domination

Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Telesur
Published 24 May 2017

Morales warned against the perils of racism, referring to this state of ignorance turned economic and institutional apparatus as a tool of domination.

"Racism is one of the instruments of domination, subjugation, and humiliation, not only in Bolivia but throughout the world," said President Evo Morales.

From the Aymara nation and the first Indigenous president of Bolivia, Morales was speaking at the Fifth Session of the Ibero-American Network Against Discrimination in the city of Santa Cruz.

During his speech Morales warned against the dangers of racism, referring to this state of ignorance turned economic and institutional apparatus as a weapon of domination. He added that what is needed to free Pachamama from the scourge of racism was a “plurinational planet.”

"Like here, in Bolivia, the cost was hefty. We suffered a lot in 2006, 2007, 2008, to form a plurinational state. Our goal should be, our desire should be to develop a plurinational America, a plurinational planet, and not only a plurinational state of Bolivia because our people are so diverse around the world," Morales emphasized.

The Bolivian president said that approving measures against racism is simple but difficult to implement and enforce.

He suggested taking counsel from young people to achieve a more just society free of racism and discrimination.