Ecuador's President Rafael Correa waves as he attends Ecuador's Supreme Court newly appointed members swearing in ceremony in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
The line between truth and propaganda is often blurred. Distinguishing publicly between the two in an election year, in the middle of a media battle rarely if ever seen in this politically polarised country, needs a cool head and a thick skin.
The adversaries, the government of Rafael Correa and a center to right wing opposition supported by some leftists and people whose motivation is more personal, are giving no quarter. The left, with few resources, has been confined to the margins. The majority of the tendency, with notable exceptions, feels compelled to choose between two unpleasant options: turning a blind eye to the tactics of right and its 'allies', or remaining silent, thus implicitly supporting the government.
