Quinta JurecicDec 19, 2022
one reason to miss twitter: I have some dumb questions about Peruvian politics (specifically about this nyt article and the situation in Ayacucho: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/18/world/americas/peru-protests.html) and it's way harder on Mastodon to just put out the bat signal to experts
In Heart of Peru’s Protest, a Pause to Mourn the Dead

Confrontations between protesters and the Peruvian authorities have left at least 25 dead and hundreds injured. Nowhere may tensions be higher than in the highland city of Ayacucho.

Show threadQuinta JurecicDec 19, 2022
but if anyone following me here knows about this, I am very curious about the dynamics of pro-Castillo (?) protestors in Ayacucho given the incredible violence in that area in the 90s and the fact that castillo's administration was sympathetic to sendero luminoso at least at first
Show threadRobin Finehout
@qjurecic try #HistoriansOnMastodon #histodons #peru #historydons
Dec 19, 2022 at 2:41amWeb
Show threadAbby FranquemontDec 19, 2022
@qjurecic @robvt54 in fact, those hashtags are how I found this thread. What are your questions? I am more than happy to try to give answers, bearing in mind that I am striving for neutrality in passing along information, but in brief, I would say that there is a lot more going on than simply being pro Castillo.
Show threadAbby FranquemontDec 19, 2022
@qjurecic @robvt54 here in the south of Peru, the general population did not outright believe statements, made by right wing opponents of Perú, libre, stating that they were linked to terrorists, and I would say that is still not universally believed. But again there is a lot in play here other than simply support for Castillo.
Show threadQuinta JurecicDec 19, 2022
@abbysyarns @robvt54 hey thanks! appreciate it. in your view are the protests less about castillo specifically and more about discontent generally with the ruling class?
Show threadAbby FranquemontDec 19, 2022
@qjurecic @robvt54 I would say generally yes, although Castillo, too many people has represented the struggle against the ruling class, and people had high hopes that he would be able to make major change happen, which did not turn out to be true. I have a longer explain her posted recently on my profile, if that helps and I’m trying to update my YouTube channel regularly as things develop.