[lbo-talk] new EZLN declaration (was: camping out in the Zocalo)

Aaron Shuman maruta_us at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 15 13:21:39 PDT 2006


On Sep 15, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> The numerical weakness (1/3 is a great point of
departure for a social
> movement) is less of a concern than the
organizational question.

I agree, but if the Mexican economy has been as ravaged as US and Mexican leftists say it has, then why isn't there more discontent? The PRD is hardly radical, and the other 2/3 represent votes for some quite conservative parties.

Doug

AS: Why would people/groups out themselves as being willing to participate in AMLO's parallel government before it establishes itself? Seems like that could be inviting a knock on the door and a thump on the head, if not worse...

Here's a new declaration from the EZLN; basically, Delegate Zero goes north to finish the Other Campaign tour, while an EZLN contingent goes to Mexico City...

http://www.narconews.com/Issue42/article2048.html

aaron

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