The Zapatista Army of National Liberation Announces Next Steps

[TheDemSocialist]

This past December 21, 2012, in the pre-dawn hours, tens of thousands of indigenous Zapatistas mobilized and we took over, peacefully and in silence, 5 municipal seats in the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas.In the cities of Palenque, Altamirano, Las Margaritas, Ocosingo, and San Cristobal de las Casas, we watched you and we watched ourselves in silence.

This is not a message of resignation.

It is not one of war, death, or destruction.

Our message is one of struggle and resistance.

We are the Zapatistas, and we send you a hug.


Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
Mexico. December 2012-January 2013.

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Zapatistas are back. Marcos is back. They claim thy were never gone. Expect to see more activity from the forgotten EZLN. [/FONT]

 

[solletica]

He was trying to exploit the number of tourists visiting that area (who accorded that region some significance due to the end of the Mayan calendar) at the time to send a political message.

But Marcos isn't as bright as people give him credit for.

If he wants rapid progress for his people, all he has to do is hire someone to dig up dirty laundry on some top-level US pol and/or political sponsor, then threaten to use it against him/her.

= instant economic upgrade

 

[Andalublue]

He was trying to exploit the number of tourists visiting that area (who accorded that region some significance due to the end of the Mayan calendar) at the time to send a political message.

But Marcos isn't as bright as people give him credit for.

If he wants rapid progress for his people, all he has to do is hire someone to dig up dirty laundry on some top-level US pol and/or political sponsor, then threaten to use it against him/her.

= instant economic upgrade

You think they're interested in US economic patronage? They're interested in self-reliance and self-government unmolested by the corruption of Mexican central government and foreign interference. I wish them well.