Posted on 07/07/2009 5:03:50 PM PDT by don-o
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Alejandro Alvarez is no fan of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. The Internet consultant joined a group of young business leaders, lawyers, and analysts that formed weeks ago to stop Mr. Zelaya from operating outside the constitutional framework.
The group, called Generation for Change, formed as self-appointed guardians of the rule of law. They were so angry at the prospect of Zelaya scrapping term limits that they staged an outrageous protest: four men – wearing nothing but underwear, boots, large cowboy hats, and mustaches - marched on the presidential palace in a clear mockery of their president.
But when Mr. Alvarez awoke June 28 to the news that a coup had taken place in his homeland, his heart thumped. "No, it can't be possible," he thought. "They made a huge mistake."
The Honduran conflict is mostly painted in black and white. On the one hand is a deposed leader, sent to Costa Rica in his pajamas, with a base of supporters at home and world leaders calling for his reinstatement. On the other is a de facto interim government, led by Roberto Micheletti, defending its government as constitutional.
But many young citizens, such as Alvarez, fall somewhere in the middle, a group of undecideds who worry that moves by both Honduran leaders have caused irreparable damage to democracy in their country.
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What! They guy didn’t like Zelaya changing the Constitution but didn’t want the ouster [not coup]?
Sounds like he can’t take a stand.
This is the story that needs to come out so that the electorate sees where Osama stands on issues of freedom and the rule of law.
Actually, he sounds like those “life-long republicans” that call Rush to say how they love 0.
Sounds like he can’t take a stand."
I guess Honduras has their "moderates", too.
Ack! Although I did hear someone call into Hannity last week who was all warm and fuzzy about “Cap and Trade”. She was a global warming nut.
Alejandro is gutless. He needs to recognize a tipping point.
“At a recent protest, Rodolfo Sierra, a computer vendor, is asked if he supports the new government. He laughs. “No,” he says. “I just wanted Mel gone.””
That’s the way many Americans feel about Obama.
Alas, our Congress is full of collectivists and they vote for Obama’s collectivist wet dreams.
Pongate un par! Get a pair! Saying goes, you sit on fence, you get splinters in butt. Sound like Obama, want be friend of touchy feely conejo fuzzy world, and world never like that with no parent to smack in head when misbehave. World not “hug it out” unless you want knife in back. If you 90% percentile on test, that mean 89 people stupider than you. That is scary world, where I need gun, alarm, supply. Odd are that stupid people in charge too. Zelaya think we all stupid, he like Al Capone.
Hang in there watusal1775, you’re in Honduras, correct?
Yes, in Choluteca, 30 km SW, very near Nicaragua (!!!!) Mother has land there, we farm with helpers for her and we are 13 total brothers and sisters. I live and work in US in Texas with work permit but need be here now with mom, but can go back maybe.
I beg to differ. Had he stayed in office, he would have had his goons slant the referendum results, bribing people with money or food, and things could have turned violent and ugly quickly.
They learned from Chavez and Obama ramming through their will using vote fraud, and decided to catch this in the bud. This is why Obama and Chavez are so pissed at the nation!
Here is a teensy, eensy march, a small, tiny contingent of extremists in support of the "coup":
Yes, well I spoke face-to-face with a Honduran recently who held exactly that opinion.
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