By ENRIQUE KRAUZEPublished: September 14, 2010
"EVERY 100 years, Mexico seems to have a rendezvous with violence. As the country gathers on Wednesday night for the ceremony of the “grito” — the call to arms that began the war for independence from Spain — we are enduring another violent crisis, albeit one that differs greatly from those of a century and two centuries ago. In 1810 and 1910, revolutions erupted that lasted 10 years or more and were so destructive that both times it took decades for the country tore-establish its previous levels of peace and progress.
"Both episodes furthered Mexico’s political development, however, and our collective memory centers on these two dates that have taken on such symmetrical and mythical significance. In 2010, Mexico is again convulsed with violence, though the size and scope of today’s conflict does not even remotely approach that of 1810 or 1910. This war is unfolding within and between gangs of criminals, who commit violent acts that are fueled only by a competitive lust for money. This is strikingly different from the revolutions of 1810 or 1910, which were clashes of ideals. In 1810, Mexican-born Spaniards — the creoles — saw no recourse other than violence as the means to gain independence from Spain."
7 comments:
In both of Mexico's previous revolutions the people of Mexico revolted to protect the interests of the people. In both cases the new government becames just as corrupt as the one overthrown. Today we find criminals or terrorists opposing the government and the people of Mexico either running away or trying to ignore the situation. The people of Mexico continue to sit on their thumbs and seem content as the victims. Many are also choosing to evacuate the country...running from the problem. This violence is fired by greed and is also fired by the demand for drugs in the US. Legalization of, or decriminalization of some drugs would minimalize some of the problem; and the government can realize financial benefit by taxing those drugs. The black-market economy has created a financial burden on the Mexican and US governments. I want some of that cannabis ice cream that is being produced in California.
El Grito de Dolores es el grito de todos mejicanos. Donde esten ni importa. Que se vayan a chingar su pinche madre los Gringos. Son del diablo esos putos.
Lic. Jorge Gochea Hernandez
Matamoros
Financial burden, are you kidding? Both Mexican and US gov'ts make lots of coin from the illegal drug trade.
People dying is just part of the game. Cannon fodder is cannon fodder, no matter what the war is against.
I fail to see what Mexico has to celebrate and to show pride for. In my estimation, it is a country that rivals with Haiti as one of the most fucked up countries in this hemisphere.
Johnson.
Hey hey hey, JMon. I read this article earlier today in the Times and printed up a version of it for my students. Krauze has a good one here.
Mexico is our neighbor and whatever happens will affects sooner or later.
(Mexico is our neighbor and whatever)
It's more like our enemy. But what gets me is they don't seem to care or even appreciate the fact that if it weren't for the US, they would have ceased to exist 100 years ago. Pues, que se chinguen los putos.
Ren.
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