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David K
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So it is over?
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mjs
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Gas available in San Felipe. New Pemex on south end of town olny had premium. Not sure about other stations but lines were not to long.
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BajaGringo
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Probably not. Most are just regrouping after the federal crackdown on the Pemex blockades. With another big increase due on Feb 1st, expect this to
continue. People down here are really, really angry and their frustration with all the other problems, corruption, etc is all coming to a boil.
Right now most of the anger is getting focused into large demonstrations taking over government offices, toll booths (pass for free) and border
crossings (pass without paying any duties).
Stay tuned...
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaGringo  |
Probably not. Most are just regrouping after the federal crackdown on the Pemex blockades. With another big increase due on Feb 1st, expect this to
continue. People down here are really, really angry and their frustration with all the other problems, corruption, etc is all coming to a boil.
Right now most of the anger is getting focused into large demonstrations taking over government offices, toll booths (pass for free) and border
crossings (pass without paying any duties).
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did the farm laborers achieve anything from their protests?
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: Originally posted by willardguy | | Quote: Originally posted by BajaGringo |
Probably not. Most are just regrouping after the federal crackdown on the Pemex blockades. With another big increase due on Feb 1st, expect this to
continue. People down here are really, really angry and their frustration with all the other problems, corruption, etc is all coming to a boil.
Right now most of the anger is getting focused into large demonstrations taking over government offices, toll booths (pass for free) and border
crossings (pass without paying any duties).
Stay tuned... |
did the farm laborers achieve anything from their protests? |
Not what they asked for but yes, they did get some pay concessions and better government oversight as to their legal rights and benefits as well as
working conditions. Most farmworkers still think it was much too little and most of them blame the movement leaders from last year who received paid
party positions within Morena and PRD as well as some reported cash payouts.
The difference this time around is that this is not just farmworkers, an underrepresented minority but the nation as a whole. The anger is very
widespread and goes across all political, economical and social lines. Everyone I see and talk to here is extremely angry and wanting a change now;
from the farmworkers to the guys pumping your gas to college educated professionals to large farm and business owners, regardless of their political
preferences.
Barring some unforeseen magical fix coming out of Los Pinos/San Lazaro in the coming weeks, I can easily see this boiling over into something much
bigger. This has been brewing for decades and there is such collective anger and frustration now that this will be very hard to contain IMHO. I have
been through this kind of social revolt decades ago in South America and the climate here now seems the very same from back then. Even worse at some
levels.
Stay tuned....
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