January 09, 2006

Zapatistas Reloaded

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The Passing of Ramona Pushes the Reset Button on Marcos’ Six-Month Tour of Mexico
After listening attentively for hours on end and taking notes, Marcos responded to the plethora of local problems and struggles expressed by the ordinary people of Tonalá:“I can identify a number of fears: [one being,] what is going to happen to our movement? I can see in you all a fear that the leaders [of the EZLN] will become corrupt, will leave you all alone and will be brought into the [political] game. What we are trying to do is to assure everyone that in all moments that the compañeros and compañeras will all be taken into consideration.”

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Opening lines of communication is the essence of the Other Campaign, which ultimately aims to establish a non-electoral and independent leftist alliance that could provide a force to implement a new anti-neoliberal constitution.

That, and other unkept promises pending – such as getting the San Andrés accords for indigenous autonomy in Mexico implemented – would surely be among the best ways to honor Comandanta Ramona’s memory.

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