In an interesting statement today the country of Bolivia has announced it will kick the Coca-Cola Company out of its country on December 21 to celebrate the end of the Mayan calendar, ending capitalism there and ushering in a new era of equality, presumably by not letting its people get fat on sugary sodas.
(Mayor Bloomberg, if you’re watching maybe you could take a hint from Bolivia about how it is really done.)
Bolivian foreign minister and all around soda hater David Choquehuanca said in a press release, “December 21 of 2012 will be the end of egoism and division. December 21 should be the end of Coca-Cola.”
Instead of jumping off a cliff like this guy, the Bolivians are taking a different approach to making December 21 symbolically significant. Whether you agree with capitalism or not, you have to hand it to Bolivia for doing something to promote a change with the day. (Take note Obama*, this is what real change looks like.)
Recently the country legalized the consumption of Coca leaves. So it looks like out with the Coca-Cola, and in with the coca leaves. Let’s just hope the Mayans were wrong so we can see if a country will be able to survive without the sugary drink.
*I am already in the process of trademarking the “Day of Change” name so don’t get any real ideas, Obama campaign.
August 09, 2012 at 8:29 pm, Alan Martinez said:
I would like to start by saying I have never been to Bolivia. I have been to Central America and spent some quality time there volunteering and traveling. It was interesting for me to see how much advertisement Coke and Pepsi did in these countries. I was sad because I would see very young children barley able to walk drinking soda pop out of a plastic bag. Their teeth were rotten. It was a reoccurring theme. People of all ages had rotten teeth and poor health. I wanted to be mad at Coke and Pepsi but I couldn’t. This is because everywhere I went and saw a trace of Pepsi or Coke I also saw a school or public facility built by them. I just realized that these peoples problem is that they have never been educated on what it means to be healthy. Sick children come from sick parents that come from sick villages that come from sick communities that come from sick cities that come from sick states that come from a sick government. If you look and you do not see a sick Government then most likely they are not passing on the message of public health in any form to their people.
August 10, 2012 at 2:09 pm, Koa Rosa said:
Cyber Cola is looking to replace Coke.
December 09, 2012 at 6:09 pm, Avatar Woman said:
I like this guy.. David Choquehuanca
VIVA Bolivia!
December 09, 2012 at 6:24 pm, Carolé Thompson said:
smart… bold Bolivia.. good on ya!
December 11, 2012 at 7:27 pm, Paul Peteranac said:
Pepsi will get a whole lot smarter.