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Funny_Equivalent OP t1_j47v764 wrote

Reply to comment by ty_kanye_vcool in Discontent, death toll rise as Peru’s poor demand change by Funny_Equivalent

At the beginning the protest were mostly about backing Castillo, but the reason has long moved past that while the protests have grown. The main reason people are protesting today is asking for Boluarte to leave and having new elections,

And I wouldn't call weeks of mass protests around the country "a riot".

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Gogobrasil8 t1_j4912cf wrote

People don't simply let go of the initial reason. Who are them and why are they supporting a president who tried to destroy the balance of powers?

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ty_kanye_vcool t1_j47w1ej wrote

She agreed to move the elections up two years. That’s a pretty good timeframe all considered; they’re not gonna do it this year.

I’d call burning houses down and invading airports a riot.

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Funny_Equivalent OP t1_j47zgz6 wrote

I won't answer your comments past this one because I don't think we can have a productive discussion. So I'll only answer your two last comment.

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>She agreed to move the elections up two years. That’s a pretty good timeframe all considered; they’re not gonna do it this year.

Dina saying she anything about elections is meaningless. It's Congress that can decide when the elections are. The only effect she can have on elections is by quitting which would force Congress to have elections as soon as possible (December of this year according to what the elections' organizations said).

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>I’d call burning houses down and invading airports a riot.

There has been one house that was burn down and there have been many moments where airports in Peru have been taken. These are illegal actions that shouldn't occur. That still doesn't mean that the mass protests going on today is just "a riot". In the last few weeks there have been riots, there have been strikes, there have been vigils, there's a lot going on nonstop all over the country involving many different people and the one thing they can all agree on is that they want Dina to leave.

So once again, you said "Peru isn’t letting a riot determine the Presidency" and I find that disingenuous.

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ty_kanye_vcool t1_j480wza wrote

>Dina saying she anything about elections is meaningless. It's Congress that can decide when the elections are.

And they already moved them to 2024. This was voted on last month.

>That still doesn't mean that the mass protests going on today is just "a riot".

Well whatever you want to call it, it still isn’t going to determine the Presidency. Protest activity in one region doesn’t overrule the duly elected government of all of Peru.

>In the last few weeks there have been riots,

OK, well, I wasn’t just talking about this protest today, but the whole movement when I said that.

>So once again, you said "Peru isn’t letting a riot determine the Presidency" and I find that disingenuous.

Why are you jumping to disingenuous? If you think I’m wrong call me wrong, but going after my motives seems unwarranted.

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