# It wasn’t a coup **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 13, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407 "2021-01-13T05:29:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 514
**Author:** ![Manwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407/514 "2021-01-22T21:14:41Z")
On Bolivia: > [@Bolivia wins, USA loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolivia-wins-usa-loses/923478/5): > > I’m not going to go into the details, but there were irregularities in the election that led to widespread protests that forced Morales to step down and take asylum in Mexico. His supporters called it a coup, but in my view the protests were a justified response to Morales attempting to take an unconstitutional fourth term. The “irregularities” were the US funded OAS lying about numbers, the protests were deadly violent attacks on indigenous Bolivians and burning down the houses of government politicians. > It was in the eyes of the perpetrators, which is what matters. Coup in USA, yes I think. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407)._