Talk:Alberto Fujimori: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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As an American, I don't read much of the ''Journal of Latin American Studies'' (a British Publication). I read ''Latin American Research Review'' much more often. Both of these journals are very highly respected. I've noticed that a lot of articles that LARR publishes do call Fujimori a "dictator." They also usually have a footnote explaining the various recent works that have categorized Fujimori's power as dictatorial. Consequentially, I think it's legitimate to mention that a large number of leading voices within the Latin American studies community have called Fujimori a dictator. I do not, however, think that wikipedia should just unequivocally say that he was a dictator. It's such a highly contentious issue that I think just saying "Fujimori was a dictator" would subtract from this article, but explaining the entire debate over Fujimori's use of power, especially his creation of clientalistic networks, would add to the overall article. --[[User:Descendall|Descendall]] 00:56, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:By the way, a decent starting point from LARR might be Jo-Marie Burt's "'Quien Habla es Terrorista': The Political use of Fear in Fujimori's Peru." That's actually in the most recent LARR. --[[User:Descendall|Descendall]] 01:00, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:So self proclaiming yourself as a "Human Rights Advocate" = impartiality here in Wikipedia? Interesting. I also find the following thing plausible, using Descendall words: because a supposed "large number of leading voices within the American studies community have called [[George W. Bush]] a dictator" turns him automatically into one?[[User:Messhermit|Messhermit]] 01:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)