Daysi Zapata, smart dudetteIt's fun to note how Twobreakfasts tried to whip up a recist backlash against what he called a bunch of ignorant savages while the truth of the matter is that the indigenous leaders of Peru's Amazon peoples make far wiser announcements than the brutes in suits in Lima. Here's the translation of what Daysi Zapata, acting head of AIDESEP, said yesterday in a press conference. I totally agree.
"The indigenous movement does not understand the reasoning of the government, that since April 9th maintained that the the new laws (decrees 1064, 1090 et al..the so-called "laws of the jungle") could not be annulled, and today after 35 official deaths, it says that they can be annulled.
"This late reaction of the executive administration is due to pressure from all Peruvians and from the international community that, via extensive demonstrations of solidarity, protested and took up a position against the government for its actions on June 5th (the day of the Bagua massacre).
"We must clearly reiterate that before we listen to promises we must see realities. The people are tired of promises that are later not kept. And secondly, did it need so many deaths for the government to realize that the laws were badly made?"