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NewsI'm afraid to what is about to happen to my beloved country now that this extreme leftist has been elected president :(
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Extreme?
What I have read he sounds more like a moderate left-winger like the Brasilian current leaders.
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Jyrkkä Jätkä wrote:Extreme?
What I have read he sounds more like a moderate left-winger like the Brasilian current leaders.
Well, to me Ollanta sounds more like Chavez...he just put a facade to be elected.
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Fujimori sure used such arguments in her campaign ;-)
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Jyrkkä Jätkä wrote:Fujimori sure used such arguments in her campaign ;-) Think back to Chavez and what he said just to get elected, and look at what he's doing now... For the good of my country, I pray that I'm wrong!
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Humala/Fujimori = Bang!
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Is there still a guerilla movement in Peru? I believe they were called the "Shining Path/Sendero Luminoso"...Maoists I believe? Or have they eschewed violent revolution and entered mainstream politics?
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I don't care for people who say one thing and do something totally different. I can't think of any polititian who is honest with their words and actions. I will pray for your country Mami.
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HWNN1961 wrote:Is there still a guerilla movement in Peru? I believe they were called the "Shining Path/Sendero Luminoso"...Maoists I believe? Or have they eschewed violent revolution and entered mainstream politics? Unfortunately there has been a resurgence of this movement, but so far nothing like what it used to be, at least not in the capital. I remember growing up in a time (late 80's) when car-bombs and blackouts were a common thing, common as they were though, I was always terrified. What I have been hearing now, is that the Shining Path has now become more involved with the narcs and that they are causing trouble in Peru's jungles...and the president elect wants to remove the military force that is trying to combat that movement!! More on that...Ollanta Humala, the leader of Peru’s nationalist party and a favorite of Hugo Chávez, has said the Peruvian army should leave the VRAE and turn over security to the local police. About 400 Shinning Path operatives in the VRAE provide security to the “backpackers” who take the drugs to the coast. More than 50 percent of the cocaine in Peru—152 tons—comes from this area.
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Thanks Bwell!
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Mami,
Thanks for the info. I hope your native land isn't heading into a new round of insurgency.
"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong". (Knight's Oath, Kingdom of Heaven)
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I still don't understand why a lot of people wanted the return of Fujimori's people, which government during the 90s was probably the most infamous government in Peru's history. During the campaign, almost all the media openly supported Fujimori's candidature, creating a lot of misinformation about Humala. Currently, there's no reason to believe that Humala is going to do what Chavez has done in Venezuela (and he has not said that he's going to move army men from the conflict zone -please...). In fact, he has publicly expressed his commitment to the defense of democracy and of human rights (which are the main arguments against Fujimori) and has been supported but several well-known intellectuals, lead by Mario Vargas Llosa, and even some entrepreneurs. I didn't vote for any of this candidates in the first round of the elections, and while I'd have never voted for Fujimori, I was initially inclined to invalidate my vote. However, after realizing that Humala had been showing moderation for several years and that he was gathering the support of well-known and respected people -something Fujimori never did- in the middle of the aggresive campaign against him lead by some powerful media people, I decided to give him a vote of trust. I think he did the necessary things to earn it and what we have to do now, if we want the wellness of our country, it's to stop creating fear and paranoia about him as a possible Chavez and start working as a nation.
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