”Now that capitalism is reverting to the brutal methods of colonialism, it may be necessary to revisit some of its most oppressive aspects for human populations, both to avoid confusion and, above all, to dismantle the system’s propaganda machine.”
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The first speakers of this language arrived in Chiapas in the early 1980s, when thousands of Guatemalans from different indigenous groups sought refuge in Mexico, fleeing the war in their country and the so-called scorched-earth policy, which at its worst was led by General Efraín Ríos Montt, then president of that Central American nation.
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Families whose homes are in the path of Line K of the Trans-Isthmic Corridor face criminalization for demanding reparations for their forced relocation and the change to their way of life.
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”A neo-fascist wave is sweeping the planet, but also—and this is not wishful thinking—there are streets that are filled not only with rage, but with political organization and solidarity.”
In the long run, what will remain is not the technical explanation nor the specific circumstances, but the moment when Mexico ceased to be an exception and accepted, without much resistance, the role assigned to it by others.
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