Green Options » land redistribution http://greenoptions.com/tag/land-redistribution Posts tagged 'land redistribution' Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Socialism or Theft? Bolivia’s Government Redistributing Land with Abundant Natural Gas to “Enslaved” Indigenous Tribes http://ecoworldly.com/2008/12/04/socialism-or-theft-bolivias-government-redistributing-land-with-abundant-natural-gas-to-enslaved-indigenous-tribes/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/12/04/socialism-or-theft-bolivias-government-redistributing-land-with-abundant-natural-gas-to-enslaved-indigenous-tribes/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:23:01 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2008/12/04/socialism-or-theft-bolivias-government-redistributing-land-with-abundant-natural-gas-to-enslaved-indigenous-tribes/ The government of Bolivia announced plans on Tuesday to buy land and distribute it among landless indigenous groups in an effort to improve their lives.

Guarani Children Enjoying Bubbles

One of these groups are the Guaraní people, who some claim are living in Bolivia in “a situation of servitude analogous to slavery.”

There are others who dispute that claim, including several prominent American ranchers. They claim that President Evo Morales’ government wants to confiscate their land using the bogus slavery accusation and redistribute it so that it can obtain rights to more of Bolivia’s profitable natural gas reserves.

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