Peruvian People Stand Up and Win

The people united under a moral cause can and will win. As per my post a little over a week ago: Peruvian Police Massacre Indigenous To Implement Free Trade Agreement, the Peruvian government massacred its native population for blind greed. When the native people stood nonviolently against the action, the President moved to massacre the opposition to his economic rape and privilege. Now we have word that the Peruvian government is being forced to step down because of public outcry against their actions. The Reuters story: Peruvian President Alan Garcia's cabinet chief will step down in the face of opposition demands for his ouster over deadly clashes between police and Amazon tribes in resource-rich jungles on northern Peru. Prime Minister Yehude Simon said on Tuesday he plans to resign after persuading the Peruvian Congress to repeal two controversial laws that native groups say would speed up the destruction of their jungle habitat. ...The conflict, the worst since Garcia took office in 2006, has threatened to slow his drive to lure billions of dollars in foreign investment to a country rich in natural resources but where 60 percent of rural people live in poverty. The clashes have also drawn criticism from Peru's Andean neighbor Bolivia, whose first indigenous head of state, President Evo Morales, said the violence amounted to genocide against native peoples. This blog is spent mostly pointing out ills and things we are working to change in the world, it is so heartening to be able to write a post about the people succeeding. The Peruvian Congress is moving to retract the terrible legislation that would have allowed the taking of native lands. I hope it leads to real change, but so far we must all be in awe while the price of the victory was way to high (people were massacred) the victory for the people is resounding. RSS