今天晚餐時，學姊提到香港動亂到這種程度，而那些綠油油的人竟然還能高喊民主自由，真是很不可思議。她還提到玻利維亞的左派民選政府，最近被美國顛覆了，目前同樣陷於可怕的動亂之中。

我的想法是：世上這一切不斷複製的醜事，完全就是一種赤裸裸的鬥爭與戰爭，倘若以為裏頭有著什麼理念討論之空間，那真的是一種很可笑的妄想。政治宣傳戰當然就是存心睜眼說瞎話，存心造謠。

我還跟學姊說，很難想像台灣之現實處境變化如此之快，幾乎是一轉眼的時間，一種局面居然就產生了，完全被掌控了，就像被敵軍佔領一樣，成為一種淪陷區，而我們就身陷淪陷區裏頭，安危難料；我們得認清自己這樣一種處境。而且，依我看，這局面是完全回不了頭了。

一種局面，就像一種化學反應一樣，當它越過了某個關鍵點，便回不了頭，將會一直發展到最後盡頭，直到分出勝負。

我不知道有多少人能體會或認同我這番 "危言聳聽"，但事實就是如此。我幾乎沒想到，我這一生竟然會真的遇上這樣一種局面。

底下是 Noam Chomsky幾天前所發表的一篇聲明，譴責美國在玻利維亞製造動亂，發動軍事政變，驅逐合法民選總統。

陳真

2019. 11. 18.

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We Stand Against the Coup in Bolivia (statement from Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad)

Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad denounce the escalation of the coup attempt against democratically elected President Evo Morales

November 09, 2019 by Peoples Dispatch

In response to the escalation of the coup attempt by the Bolivian right-wing opposition against the democratically elected government of Evo Morales, intellectuals Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad have joined people across the world in saying “The world is with Evo” (#ElMundoConEvo) and decrying the ongoing coup efforts.

Below is the statement in English and the Spanish version follows:

In Bolivia, a coup d’état is brewing against the elected government led by Evo Morales. Sections of the armed forces – including the police – have openly indicated that they are willing to allow fascistic militia groups to attack the presidential palace in La Paz. This is a very serious situation.

Evo Morales has invited the four major parties to sit down and talk about the way forward for Bolivian democracy. He has asked for the creation of a dialogue to prevent a return to the days of military dictatorships and the rule of the oligarchy. Morales has called upon the United Nations, the Organization for American States, the Vatican and others to assist in a path away from the coup.

The coup is driven by the Bolivian oligarchy, who are angered by the fourth election loss by their parties to the Movement for Socialism. The oligarchy is fully supported by the United States government, which has long been eager to remove Morales and his movement from power. For over a decade, the US embassy’s Center of Operations in La Paz has articulated the fact that it has two plans – Plan A, the coup; Plan B, assassination of Morales. This is a serious breach of the UN Charter and of all international obligations.

We stand against the coup, and with the Bolivian people. We hope that they will be able to withstand what is thrown against them in the days to come.

El Mundo Con Evo. So are we.

9 November 2019