Moving beyond capitalism is a universal task

Álvaro García Linera interviewed by Luis Hernández and translated by Felipe Stuart Cournoyer, Axis of Logic, 18 February 2012

LHN – You have governed Bolivia for six years. Has progress towards decolonization of the state really been accomplished?

Bolivian Vice President Álvaro García Linera

AGL – In Bolivia, the fundamental fact we have experienced has been the change in role of the people making up the demographic majority in the past and today – the indigenous peoples. Previously, because of the brutality of the [European] invasion and the burden from centuries of domination, which permeated the outlook of both the ruling classes and the subservient classes, indigenous peoples were condemned to be peasants, toilers, informal artisans, porters or waiters. Now they are ministers (both men and women), deputies, senators, directors of public companies, constitution writers, supreme court magistrates, governors, and president.