Peruvian Elections and Politics: Boluarte era, political crisis continues

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https://mobile.twitter.com/AmericaElige/status/1479660890194591748

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Veep expelled

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This is coping that is just out of this world. At some point you need to reassess the situation and bail when you still can. I’m going for Direct Democracy.

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🦀 🦀🦀 Vazquez is out 🦀🦀🦀

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The reason why the Andean Left is so loopy is that it is backed by traditional Indigenous clan heads and remnants of the Incan aristocracy. This is great for getting elected, as they have a reliable support base whose also very rich and very well connected to the lower rungs in rural areas, however their class position and views are incredibly backwards and not in sync to what the urban working class—or even peasantry—want or need.

There is a reason why Peru Libre was supportive of the Second Kim and North Korea in general, and that is because the latter wholly capitulated to the rural landowners and upper peasantry over the working class doing manual labor or urban intelligentsia. This also explains why Peru Libre have the infighting that they have.

Oddly enough, MAS has somehow balanced these interests much better in having a monopoly of sorts over these groups, but sections of the lower stratum of urban and rural working class they have no control over are represented by radicals in the main trade union rallying around the Quispe family and they are seemingly slipping support over middle class Indians. They, unlike PL, do very poorly in getting the non-Quechuan indigenous vote.

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The reason why the Andean Left is so loopy is that it is backed by traditional Indigenous clan heads and remnants of the Incan aristocracy. This is great for getting elected, as they have a reliable support base whose also very rich and very well connected to the lower rungs in rural areas, however their class position and views are incredibly backwards and not in sync to what the urban working class—or even peasantry—want or need.

There is a reason why Peru Libre was supportive of the Second Kim and North Korea in general, and that is because the latter wholly capitulated to the rural landowners and upper peasantry over the working class doing manual labor or urban intelligentsia. This also explains why Peru Libre have the infighting that they have.

Oddly enough, MAS has somehow balanced these interests much better in having a monopoly of sorts over these groups, but sections of the lower stratum of urban and rural working class they have no control over are represented by radicals in the main trade union rallying around the Quispe family and they are seemingly slipping support over middle class Indians. They, unlike PL, do very poorly in getting the non-Quechuan indigenous vote.

LoL

I like the idea that rich Peruvian landowners are big Kim Jong-il fans.

Literally one of the major supporters of MAS are rural landowners. PL was founded by an angsty intellectual and has the support of Incan nationalists and traditionalists in the “Israelite” religious movement and Ethnocaceristas.

You don’t know anything about these voters or their politics, don’t talk.

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The reason why the Andean Left is so loopy is that it is backed by traditional Indigenous clan heads and remnants of the Incan aristocracy. This is great for getting elected, as they have a reliable support base whose also very rich and very well connected to the lower rungs in rural areas, however their class position and views are incredibly backwards and not in sync to what the urban working class—or even peasantry—want or need.

There is a reason why Peru Libre was supportive of the Second Kim and North Korea in general, and that is because the latter wholly capitulated to the rural landowners and upper peasantry over the working class doing manual labor or urban intelligentsia. This also explains why Peru Libre have the infighting that they have.

Oddly enough, MAS has somehow balanced these interests much better in having a monopoly of sorts over these groups, but sections of the lower stratum of urban and rural working class they have no control over are represented by radicals in the main trade union rallying around the Quispe family and they are seemingly slipping support over middle class Indians. They, unlike PL, do very poorly in getting the non-Quechuan indigenous vote.

LoL

I like the idea that rich Peruvian landowners are big Kim Jong-il fans.

Literally one of the major supporters of MAS are rural landowners. PL was founded by an angsty intellectual and has the support of Incan nationalists and traditionalists in the “Israelite” religious movement and Ethnocaceristas.

You don’t know anything about these voters or their politics, don’t talk.

I don't deny that some influential rural chiefs support the MAS. I just deny that there are many rural landowner big Kim Jong-Il fans.

I hate to break it to you brah, but a significant amount of somewhat wealthier peasants with some ownership of their land relative to other Koreans were and are major backers of the Kim family, so much so that they backed the liquidation of the South Korean left in order to maintain power. Like, I linked it a while ago lol

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here it is. Given the totality of Japanese monopoly in displacing Korean elites, the “national bourgeoisie” talked about here were common traders and the small landowners whose land wasn’t appropriated during colonization. And the voluntary nature of giving up production centers to the state that were not Japanese colonists and Joseon noble holdouts is vital in understanding why North Korea is the way it is.

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here it is. Given the totality of Japanese monopoly in displacing Korean elites, the “national bourgeoisie” talked about here were common traders and the small landowners whose land wasn’t appropriated during colonization. And the voluntary nature of giving up production centers to the state that were not Japanese colonists and Joseon noble holdouts is vital in understanding why North Korea is the way it is.

This isn't a remotely credible -- you're linking to Marxists.org from 1995. You'll need real sources for anyone to take you seriously.

Bill Bland, the author, is just straight up repeating pro-north Korean historiography and state explanations for their ideological slant.

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here it is. Given the totality of Japanese monopoly in displacing Korean elites, the “national bourgeoisie” talked about here were common traders and the small landowners whose land wasn’t appropriated during colonization. And the voluntary nature of giving up production centers to the state that were not Japanese colonists and Joseon noble holdouts is vital in understanding why North Korea is the way it is.

This isn't a remotely credible -- you're linking to Marxists.org from 1995. You'll need real sources for anyone to take you seriously.

I think direct quotes from WPK position papers (assuming the quotes themselves are accurate) are actually a perfectly acceptable source for discussions about the WPK's ideology, NCC. I do not agree with the conclusions that PSOL draws about how in-touch with reality some of this stuff is, but marxists.org tends to be a pretty good source on what Marxists have to say about Marxism!

Well, I'm not disagreeing with the idea that this is how North Korea portrays itself. What I consider absurd is

A. Taking North Korean propaganda remotely seriously

B. Asserting that North Korea is popular with rural Peruvians.

A. This North Korean propaganda makes them look bad, and strengthens the points made

B. PL has praised Kim Il-Sung in the campaign after all

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Castillo is not a smooth political operative and the insanity that he could last on his own was due to his own hubris.

Good news is that he isn’t getting impeached with the current parliament. So far no bloc in the country is able to wrestle enough support to actually govern alone, so the deadlock is going to continue going for at least a year or two.

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So far no one has enough votes for impeachment of Castillo, with most preferring that his presidency stays as it is as a lame duck. With time passing the chance for the elder Fujimori and spy chief Valentisos to die greatly increases. We can only hope the right stays locked out of power for them to fragment into the wind.

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This is all a complete joke. The people need to get back on the street and end this nonsense.

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This is all a complete joke. The people need to get back on the street and end this nonsense.

And get an unpopular president who tried to flee the country after performing a very poorly planned coup back into office?

Castillo should rot

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Well, I expect the right to win in the presidential runoff and parliament once the government falls apart, just like in Ecuador when the centrist faction took over.

Of course, I expect the response to be worse than in Ecuador and violent protests to flare up almost immediately once they start f•••ing s••• up

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Unlike Castillo, antauro would be immediately removed by the parliament.

Aliaga should have this in the bag on paper.

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All the terrible people in Peruvian politics are for Boluarte over Castillo, go figure

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The new cabinet members are all austerity freaks and sellouts, so the same people that led to this crisis in the first place.

The vast majority of the politicians and civil officials in Peru should resign, as they’ve failed at meeting a basic right of the vast majority of the population in doing the best to maximize efficient and good living to the best it can be. Instead they are failing at serving the people at large.

Both the Peruvian economic elite, those deciding the current anti-human course, and the shopkeepers should also resign en masse and surrender their power for contributing to this crisis by putting short term greed over an efficient society.

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The government has deployed the army on the streets to suppress the protests.

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Seems like they’re definitely working to end this ASAP

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Just like in Bolivia, it is indigenous people and their national struggle who are most against the colonial remains of Peruvian oppression. The urbanites and their NGOs and Guilds pretending to be trade unions have no popularity when they’re only looking out for themselves.

On the ground, it’s really heartening that the wider Peruvian Left is against the return of Humala 2.0. JPP, PCP, PL, and more are all unified to prevent another puppet to take power.

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The issue with Peru is that it’s government system, and geographic population distribution and demographics, does not prioritize a balance of power to such a diverse country. That, and the fact that Peru has always been a divided nation with no clear efficient working methods to negotiate among nations, castes, nor even classes within the country.

The only solution to Peru’s problem is to break the old colonial system and, underratedly, break Lima’s hold as a place most Peruvians live and migrate to for any sort of work. That requires a new economic system and politicians not reliant on international finance for a livelihood, and care in improving people’s lives  that isn’t present with most of the elite.

Still, the struggle is real and moves forward.

@Laki the dominant news media has always been owned and operated under the rules of the capitalist class, not the public good, and it’s sway has infected the minds of many who bought the bait.

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A shame Boluarte will finish her term