tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post4335320708553063596..comments2024-03-23T20:52:19.525-06:00Comments on An Alaskan in Yucatán: Bumps on the Road in OaxacaMarc Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-81822478775132102562012-10-09T11:34:19.630-05:002012-10-09T11:34:19.630-05:00Good luck to the fishermen taking on Pemex. Talk a...Good luck to the fishermen taking on Pemex. Talk about fighting city hall. What's sad about so many of these protests, including the nearly daily ones in Mexico City, is how little is accomplished. People scream and yell and call the president a mf and his wife a slut, then go home and that's it. Almost like getting something off your chest with little chance of real redress of your grievances.<br /><br />al alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-78329583141915659822012-10-08T18:51:40.310-05:002012-10-08T18:51:40.310-05:00Ah, there's nothing like annoying hordes of mo...Ah, there's nothing like annoying hordes of motorists to get even with Pemex. That'll teach that darn Pemex.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-91909292630810073692012-10-07T17:28:43.552-05:002012-10-07T17:28:43.552-05:00Good point. With the philosophical shifts and para...Good point. With the philosophical shifts and paranoia about "security" in the "land of the free" in recent years, it very well may be that there is more actual freedom to demonstrate in Mexico now than in the states.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-89547979375830099332012-10-07T17:24:58.952-05:002012-10-07T17:24:58.952-05:00Thanks for the links. I hadn't heard about thi...Thanks for the links. I hadn't heard about this. This shows the importance of doing your homework before heading into unfamiliar areas. The Chiapas situation probably would be no menace to a foreigner passing through, but it's good to be informed of possible problems when heading on the road. I visit Oaxaca a lot, and for that reason keep an eye on the local news there. I have witnessed many demonstrations over the past few years there, but I keep my distance, and never felt unsafe or uncomfortable. I have friends, though, who've been in nerve-wracking situations there.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-9062107811489432182012-10-07T17:17:55.691-05:002012-10-07T17:17:55.691-05:00I don't know much about the situation there, a...I don't know much about the situation there, and will not express an opinion. However, the exercise in this case did seem to draw some attention. If that was the motive, it might have been a success.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-72157005475070913382012-10-07T13:21:59.147-05:002012-10-07T13:21:59.147-05:00Here, in the US, we experience similar backups. It...Here, in the US, we experience similar backups. It's not because of a manifestación, but rather too many cars all trying to get to the same place at the same time. We all know that if someone here tried such a demonstration, they would end up jailed, rather quickly. Don't interfere with commerce! Not here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954933541900671235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-69646594586883429672012-10-07T07:55:28.540-05:002012-10-07T07:55:28.540-05:00Yes, even after all these years, I find it always ...Yes, even after all these years, I find it always interesting around this place. As for the turn...after the first roadblock we were ready...no choice.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-46958240790668302072012-10-07T01:42:16.524-05:002012-10-07T01:42:16.524-05:00Chiapas is currently having some issues around the...Chiapas is currently having some issues around the elections as well:<br /><br />http://mexfiles.net/2012/10/04/ahh-get-outta-town/<br /><br />http://mexfiles.net/2012/10/01/is-chiapas-burning/<br />YucatanManhttp://dispatchesfrommerida.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-90939918067653136222012-10-06T23:01:32.755-05:002012-10-06T23:01:32.755-05:00I understand Morelia also had some problems with s...I understand Morelia also had some problems with students trucknapping corporate vehicles to protest the proposed employment law reform. Coincidentally I am just finishing another history of Mexico book. Many of the tensions that have existed within this society are still there. As they are in most societies. This juat seems to be a rather self-defeating exercise, though.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-45311120991697570512012-10-06T15:50:14.545-05:002012-10-06T15:50:14.545-05:00There's literally never a dull moment south of...There's literally never a dull moment south of the border. Good thinking to hang a quick U-turn!<br /><br />Saludos,<br /><br />Kim G<br />Boston, MA<br /><i>Where the preferred mode of blocking traffic is with bicycles.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com