I don't like AOC but this is at least good, if ineffective.
I wonder why the mainstream media didn't criticize AOC for this?
(I think I already know the answer, tbh.)
She's allowed a voice because she's in a place where her voice doesn't matter.
The good part of aoc is she is one of like 6 American politicians not actively trying to kill my American comrades.
I will never trust he to be more then that.
Fascism is the moderate wing of social democracy... or something
social democracy is the fascism of the moderate wing!
...Right, everyone?!
And enough attacks against the Indigenous! Tired of it. I saw enough of that in Bolivia when I was there during the coup d'etat.
The people of Peru deserve a new Constitution and the ousting or at least political withdrawal of the unelected Dina Boluarte.
Leftists ripping on an incredibly popular politician who pushes a lot of genuinely good stuff because she's not Lenin
Leftists critically supporting the good stuff AOC does and using her to pipeline people leftWhen you're talking to mainstream libs, use AOC as a foil for how shitty their favorite candidates are in comparison. When you're talking to DSA-type AOC supporters, acknowledge that she's better than mainstream Dems but highlight how she's never going to get anything done absent sweeping, fundamental change
Did I miss something? We're intervening in peru??? What the fuck???
Fujimoristas (ultra-right wing pro-us) removed Castillo from the goverment when he tried to close the congress (In Peru a president can do that).
There were massive protestes and most of the country outside Lima was in a state of chaos. Some policemen and soldiers went awol. The US fears that they will lose their grip on the Peruvian oil companies.
Oh yes this was a bit back though, like this happened a few months ago right? I thought there was some new thing happening
The only new thing that i can remember seeing, was that the supreme court decided to say that asktually Castillo was removed because he was corrupt, so it's ok to keep him inside a military base for no reason.
There has been a pretty seizable deployment of US forces in Perú, for now they're doing "exercises" with the Peruvian Armed Forces.
Article in spanish:
https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/07/a-10-warthog-desplegados-por-primera-vez-en-sudamerica-para-el-ejercicio-patriot-fury-en-peru/
In this case, A-10s were deployed in Perú for the latest rounds of exercises (which is NOT a minor thing btw). I think this is part of Resolute Sentinel drills, Marines are also deployed in Perú right now.
There is a long history of US presence in the region. From US military bases in places like Colombia and Paraguay to joint military exercises throught the years, from US Army personnel arriving and acting as "advisors" to the US Navy sending in an aircraft carrier to the southern atlantic and training with Argentine and Brazilian pilots at the same time. This exercise in particular doesn't include Argentina but it does include the UK, kinda sus if you ask me.
Additional link https://twitter.com/USAFReserve/status/1679159372004622338
no, this did indeed happen, but it didn't work in the end, and maybe wasn't supposed to (could've been just a gesture that she knew wouldn't work but idk).
she's like an auto mechanic's toddler playing with plastic spanners in a safe corner inside the shop
she's soft on a number of issues and kind of in deep with the electoralism brainworms. it's the same left criticism directed at Sanders, though he's worse on imperialism. she's one of a few politicians that doesn't want to kill the working class but that's an incredibly low bar and I don't see her as much but a useful launching off point to talk about radical politics. she certainly isn't going to accomplish much given the state of the Democratic party - they've more or less neutralized her.
Fuhgettaboutit! 
