The vote also represented not (and decide) By: José Carlos Agüero
05/08/2011
After a brief period reflection but not apathy, assimilating the experience of having participated in an election campaign but at the same time intense, so full of banality, I have more clear why in a few weeks I vote against Keiko Fujimori.
But how effective are these phrases, do not think you try to choose between the lesser evil or from cancer or AIDS, or between left or right ways to leap into the void. For me this is a group prevent immoral rule the country. Keiko Fujimori and those who form his party have shown themselves capable of the worst, lying, stealing, corrupt, kill and colluding to commit crimes, evade justice, particularly systematic way. And have no qualms about humiliating the most humble, manipulating their poverty, debasing its relationship to power through patronage practice that has long lasting effects.
also helps to take this position to notice, but there to wait to notice, to check-in which lack of values \u200b\u200band learning the business and its spokesmen and intellectuals may be willing to sacrifice once again the nascent democratic institutions, as played by the Government to give a group a mafioso , so to avoid any possibility of altering the economic situation, which in the eyes of the rest of the country and analysts, in their best interests so disproportionate to the common good that could be achieved by retaining the same model, but was Adjustments sound and chat.
had to see it, as opinion leaders and leaders of business associations had shown in recent years (and months even as close to the environment Alejandro Toledo) some more liberal side, an awareness of the importance of social inclusion (recall that the inclusion CADE, which promised a lot). But the propaganda campaign that apparently promoted in line with the mainstream media, shows how fragile it was apparent that hope. Today we see this propaganda does not allow to be placed on the agenda would be the discussion of reasonable accommodation to existing trade agreements, tax and investment that would not only better redistribute the results of growth, but stimulate other sectors and invest in human development.
By placing this discussion on the letterhead of Chavez, Velazquez, statism, militarism, and also seeking to link it to possible cuts to the freedom of property, business and expression, is handled crux of the issue and debate is impractical, since the subject becomes taboo.
By taking this position, now called Sector A, preferred, fully aware that the future may bring corruption impunity and contempt for democracy and human rights. Really act as a sort of Leninist right: for them these things are only superstructures disposable democratic. The structure, the economy hard and raw commands. And do not hesitate to send use a version of psychological warfare chicha (but beware, it does give results, because in tune with the real concerns of thousands of people from the cones of Lima, who thinks about his future employment).
Seeing this sector back in this way, as conservative, with so little leadership, no vision long term, so little conciliatory and supportive, getting the help of the churches but the less social and loving, helps me and many like me, decide an active voting against Keiko Fujimori and his environment .
But make no mistake. This is for me and for a sector that may be significant, but not enough citizens. An industry that for some years like in themselves "civil society" but that is just a small interest group (though not without some influence.)
For many Lima mesocratic new areas, or where the culture of entrepreneurship is setting a new common sense (as far from the popular role best left dreamed of 80), these institutional reasons or some kind, moral, are not negligible, but they are secondary.
much are wrong who think that it is "remind them" of "to remember" or "raise awareness" about what Fujimori did and can do again. Somehow or other, with different degrees of information, voters know that Keiko will pardon Alberto Fujimori, their "technical" co-govern with the military that they were stolen, corrupted and looted the treasury, they know the case of La Cantuta and Barrios Altos (at least in these cases) and dad believe Fujimori is guilty and his trial were TV, too. Even assume that all this could happen again.
But not his roche. It is not the only thing they know. And that does not make them stupid and deceived the brothers nor the lumpen proletariat without conscience, or cholos without enough oxygen to be full citizens.
They wonder about the future of SMEs, for the hundreds of thousands of jobs linked to these mypes, for gas, if your taxi will be profitable if prices rise, the titling of their land even in areas of risk (Fujimori vows to respect them) if the investment in their universities payment is not frustrated (even if they are lousy universities), if after studying marketing, business administration, tourism, food or any of the races today and are still booming mass youth, new voters this decade have a future in the job market. They fear that this limited labor market, but they feel as they grow, be reduced if for the economy, stagnant, paralyzed or regresses, all the adjectives that are now becoming commonplace in any conversation.
are valid concerns and human rights. Because they have to do with the ability to live without misery, having a job, enjoy some wellness. They do not want to do what generations immediately preceding: underemployed, debt, work in exploitative services, migrate, work in illegal activities, or start from scratch on a beach.
expectations are democratic. At this time the candidate the mob is giving a response from a speech that appeals not to hope, but to the security, stereotypes and fear. The other candidates and their allies have left them free (or rather, bound only by talking tough on the rival), do not tell them anything, concerned only to soothe a business sector that has already taken sides against him.
Nothing is more comforting to see and hear those who think like us, receive slap, congratulations, walking with them through the streets and motivated and excited. But videos with the families of the victims of widespread human rights violations by FB, for example, or walking against TV channels, or rock concerts, or batucadas trova are nobles of content, but not add one more vote (I exaggerate, sure add up, but not needed).
The citizen who lives there to go elsewhere and not part of my social network or yours. The effort is to go to them and defend their legitimate interests. They do not want to live in uncertainty and misery that have known or that their families have suffered, and feel that these years of relative prosperity have given them some chance of not having to live them in the future. View the future with optimism and a shadow on the horizon fills them with anguish. And this is not bad, it is entirely logical.
defend this hope they have, which is all well. These are your rights. Party led by Humala and his allies, with capable, it is up to represent them in this election. Lucky if they can do it on time. But beyond the electoral context, those linked to human rights work we have to build this new relationship. Think rights from the people, not people from our prescription of rights.
