{"id":1144,"date":"2007-07-26T08:46:49","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T08:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/07\/voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-1.html"},"modified":"2007-07-26T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2007-07-26T08:46:49","slug":"voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/07\/voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Day:  Elvia Alvarado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a democracy we\u2019re all supposed to be equal before the law, but in Honduras the rich are more equal than the poor. In a democracy if you break the law you\u2019re supposed to get punished, right? But here in Honduras the rich don\u2019t get punished, only the poor. The rich don\u2019t go to jail when they kill campesinos or labor leaders&#8230;. The rich don\u2019t go to jail when they steal from the people. No, the law only applies to the poor.<br \/>\n&#8211; Elvia Alvarado<br \/>\n<i>Don\u2019t Be Afraid Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart<\/i><br \/>\n<A href=\"http:\/\/www.sojo.net\/index.cfm?action=sojomail.subscribe_daily_vv&amp;source=web_blog_content&amp;group=sub_vv_blog\">+ Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail<\/A><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a democracy we\u2019re all supposed to be equal before the law, but in Honduras the rich are more equal than the poor. In a democracy if you break the law you\u2019re supposed to get punished, right? But here in Honduras the rich don\u2019t get punished, only the poor. 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