Keiko

Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of Fujimori, ex president of Peru, currently in jail here, for corruption. She is standing in the presedential elections next year and has a chance of winning it, though I don't think she is favourite. One of her main policy stances is a pardon for her father. Justice is served again. Though it's not unheard of in USA for pressies to pardon their corrupt pals I seem to recall. Nixon should have been in jail, when alls said and done, along with a few others. Still I would rather Peru did not follow that particular example of democracy at work.

My taxi driver seems like a decent cove. But he doesn't say much and when he does speak its hard to follow and he has an annoying habit of finishing every thing he does say with a little gruntlike sound, so sometimes its best for him to be silent.

The other day I tried to engage him in some political banter as one does, just to get things going. I asked him about Keiko just to gauge his reaction. I asked if her party was a right wing party and whether or not it and she were fascists. I knew the answer of course, its always best in these situatiuons I find. He told me that she was right wing and agreed she and her party are fascist. It was quickly obvious that he was on her side and a supporter of her and her father.

Fujomori is popular because he is seen as having been the man who put an end to Shining Path and all it's works. But there's more to the story than I have time for. My taximnan complains of high prices for basics like sugar and oil. Sugar has gone up by 100 % in 6 months. Oil is also high. He tells me Keiko will reduce prices at once. He doesn't know how.

I was a bit put out to discover I was being driven around by a fascist supporter. I don't think I could describe him as fascist, just misguided and I don't have the time to teach him to be a good socialist. Like gordon brown. No bigots in UK Gordon? You were right of course but it's probably f'ckd ur chances.

Edgar, my taximan is like many folk in these parts. The houses up in the hills in Villa Maria and San Juan are full of Keiko posters. And these are the poorests parts of Lima.

Her party is called Fuerza2011, a nice non fascist sounding name. If you google or youtube her name you will see her. Wish I had more time to say more but maybe later.