Did everyone just forget that Evo Morales, before he got couped, was targetted by green imperialism for allegedly failing to do enough to stop the wildfires in the Amazon even though he was literally, personally, on the front lines?
The Guardian ran this hit piece on Evo which would _never_ be written in the same way about another world leader (by the way it quotes the WWF as a source) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/02/bolivia-evo-morales-wildfires-chiquitano
'Murderer of nature': Evo Morales blamed as Bolivia battles devastating fires

Furious locals say president is culpable over unprecedented destruction of wildlife

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/02/bolivia-evo-morales-wildfires-chiquitano
By the way, isn't it awfully convenient that a massive fire broke out right on the Bolivian border right before he got couped, and all of the major US empire media outlets ran nearly-identical stories blaming Evo? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-wildfires-politics-feature/as-bolivian-forests-burn-evos-bet-on-big-farming-comes-under-fire-idUSKCN1VU08T
As Bolivian forests burn, Evo's bet on Big Farming comes under fire

In the tropical Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a wealthy farming hub on the edge on the Amazon rainforest, President Evo Morales gathered with ranchers late last month to celebrate a...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-wildfires-politics-feature/as-bolivian-forests-burn-evos-bet-on-big-farming-comes-under-fire-idUSKCN1VU08T
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