The Inevitable Downfall of Pedro Castillo: What Happened & Why
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Here I explain the events that led up to Pedro Castillo, now ex-president of Peru, attempting to dissolve congress on December 7th, the possible reasons for ...

they tried to coup Castillo like three times in the first 18 months under some provision of the fascist constitution they still have, jfc he was doomed from the start.

  • Vampire [any]
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    2 years ago

    What he says around 0:54 that tens of thousands of people feel they can skim headlines and make incredibly confident pronouncements on a complex situation: that's how I feel about all issues on the internet these days. It bothers me more and more, and I care less and less every day.

    • Beaver [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It does seem more clear than ever that the usual news-consumer practice of skimming headlines and reading short takes on current events is completely without value. Whenever I read a book about a kind of recent subject (one that I remember reading headlines and reading takes about), it inevitably completely transforms my conception of what happened, to the point where the headlines feel like they're talking about an alternate reality. A lot of "don't read the news" arguments come from a shitty complacent comfy liberal anti-intellectual place, but I think there's a pretty strong argument to be made that even giving "the news" any amount of attention starts to break your connection from reality.