Not trying to start a struggle session here, but is it true Castillo is homophobic?
Of course, if he is, still critical support as he was going against a literal fascist. It's also important to look at the context and this is a revival of the left in a country ruled by neoliberalism for a while now.
Just wondering how much of it is true and how much of it is overblown by the media.
He has said he opposes gay marriage and abortion. Not good but considering where Peru's at, a Bolivian style government would help them much more than those two important things. Peru is very conservative and personally I think when people are less poor they can be more open to social growth, but that is just speculation.
It's extremely unlikely that the fascist candidate is going to be any better on LGBTQ issues, and they are definitely going to be worse on things like labor and indigenous issues.
Lol, the election was between two social conservatives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujimorism#Ideology
Fujimorism is characterized by its social conservatism. In March 2017, for example, Popular Force blocked an investigation into alleged sexual abuse within the Catholic church using the justification that it was only intended as an attack on religion.
Peru has a long way to go, Castillo is huge progress. Very easy for Global North critics to ignore the reality that social progress is a privilege.
It's true but it is very curious how the media is only now acting concerned about it as if this hasn't been the norm in Peru and other similar countries. Wow gee no shit the candidate who won the presidency in a socially conservative country is socially conservative. Never heard of a poor country being socially conservative ever again! Let's just ignore that the other candidate is even more socially conservative!
They know it works because liberals in rich countries think that just because gay marriage or whatever is the number one issue where they're from, it is the number one issue everywhere, and that they're not gonna bother to find out what the situation is in a foreign country.
Not trying to start a struggle session here, but is it true Castillo is homophobic?
Of course, if he is, still critical support as he was going against a literal fascist. It's also important to look at the context and this is a revival of the left in a country ruled by neoliberalism for a while now.
Just wondering how much of it is true and how much of it is overblown by the media.
He has said he opposes gay marriage and abortion. Not good but considering where Peru's at, a Bolivian style government would help them much more than those two important things. Peru is very conservative and personally I think when people are less poor they can be more open to social growth, but that is just speculation.
That's where I'm at and this is an objectively good result.
Just mostly wondered if this was media distortion.
Thanks.
Yeah he is.
Thing is, as material conditions improve, the possibility of a society changing its social attitudes does as well.
Of course there are a lot of other factors involved, but nobody is going to reexamine their social beliefs if they're not fed, educated, healthy, etc.
It's extremely unlikely that the fascist candidate is going to be any better on LGBTQ issues, and they are definitely going to be worse on things like labor and indigenous issues.
So yeah, critical support.
Lol, the election was between two social conservatives
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujimorism#Ideology
Peru has a long way to go, Castillo is huge progress. Very easy for Global North critics to ignore the reality that social progress is a privilege.
That's pretty much what I'm saying, yeah.
yeah sorry im agreeing
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It's true but it is very curious how the media is only now acting concerned about it as if this hasn't been the norm in Peru and other similar countries. Wow gee no shit the candidate who won the presidency in a socially conservative country is socially conservative. Never heard of a poor country being socially conservative ever again! Let's just ignore that the other candidate is even more socially conservative!
They know it works because liberals in rich countries think that just because gay marriage or whatever is the number one issue where they're from, it is the number one issue everywhere, and that they're not gonna bother to find out what the situation is in a foreign country.