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9 de Febrero, 2007
Felipe Calderón, Puppet at the Gates of Davos
Categorized under Globalización , Latin America , Política México | Tags: Calderon, eat the rich, Election, Fraud, NAFTA, Obrador
MEXICAN "PRESIDENT" FELIPE CALDERON, LIKE SOME SNICKERING BEGGAR desperate to hang from a Bush-y scepter, courts a cadre of global investors by showing what a Nice White Boy he can be, by showing how Down Wit' Murka he is; by showing how much he thinks Chavez is teh Yuk; by signalling that Mexico will eat its poor, how now Mexico is one of the Big Boys, one of Los Gran Vatos Vendidos; Calderón goes to Davos and does a little jig for Bush, Murka, and the Moneymen of the World. "See, we TOO can be like Spifftown! Pleeeeeeze? We wanna be a FIRST WORLD NATION, TOO!"
How sickening. You really begin to see why he was installed. As if there were ever any doubt why Lopez Obrador would never have been allowed to rule our Southern colony "neighbor" country. Obrador actually cared for the people of Mexico (or seemed to, judging by his platform), while Calderón is but a grub—and one squirming to crawl up under the ass-end of Murka's failing social, economic, and political policies. In terms of the trends of current Latin American ideology (as well as the true heart of Mexican corazón), this puto sticks out worse than a Young Republican at a Rave.
Mexican president Felipe Calderón strode off to the World Economic Forum with a bold agenda. At the forum and in meetings with European business leaders and heads of state, he presented Mexico as the guarantor of economic orthodoxy and explicitly criticized Latin American nations that have deviated from the path laid out by the international financial institutions and the U.S. government.
—Counterpunch, Feb. 08
Ooh. He boldly strode into that Western Night, he did. He bounced his silly ass out to Davos and told them all about the Shiny New Face of Dirty Mexico. Swaggering under the weight of his 1% lead in the partial recount, he exemplifies the empty bravado of the Bush Mandate. Clearly of the mind that ghettoizing the campesinos and other poor of Mexico is the only way to snag that Cush that he can sniff from the North winds, he has embarked full-force on a mission to convince the dollar-holders of the world that he'll dance to the tune of Neoliberalism with the broadest grins and the deepest curtseys you've seen this side of a whuskey-soaked barn dance.
Sure, Mistah Calderón might ingratiate himself to the Murkan power players for the moment. Just like when you sing out and stool on your vatos for the judge, to cut yourself a little deal, you might make la chota happy. For a moment. They won't remember your name tomorrow. And guess what? You still gots to go home sooner or later....
Oye, as little as I know about the land from which my father and his father and his father came—I don't think it's such a wise idea to "boldly" steal a presidency, swing your onepercent mandate around like it's a tenner, and all the while act counter to the wishes of most of your country. As little as I know about history, I just don't think la gente of México are going to stand for this. It ain't Murka, you know.
Laura Carlsen, director of the IRC Americas Program in Mexico City, agrees.
On the home front, Calderon's insistence on an unmitigated free-market system may soon come back to haunt him. After elections in which half the population vehemently called for reforms to attend to the growing needs of the poor, his refusal to conciliate could lead to instability.
The warning signs are already here: Mexico is a nation that exports half a million people a year-mostly the poor and underemployed who "vote with their feet" against an economic system that has failed them. Just days after the Davos forum, tens of thousands of Mexicans marched in the streets to protest a price rise in tortillas and declining real wages. Social protest in several states, notably Oaxaca, has refused to subside even in the face of violent repression.
A presidential crusade to position Mexico as a model of the right in Latin America is not good for Mexico, no matter what one's ideological orientation.
—Counterpunch, Feb. 08
This pendejo, this pinche ladrón, this "President" who has modeled himself after our usurper to La Casa Blanca—from fake vote counts to lovin' up tha NAFTA, to his horror at the popularity of Chavez and the new populist approaches taking root across the rest of Latin America. This "Mexican" fool, this calculating tool represents nothing that Latin America and Mexico can be proud of. He bucks the entire tradition of Mexico...save that of the conquerors, who also had little time or use for the voice of la gente.
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Comentarios (7)
Profesora Cero dijo:
I hope they get him out before he ruins more. Catch him with his hand in the till in too obvious a way. Something.
Palabras por Profesora Cero spat forth on el 9 de Febrero, 2007 at 07:33 PM
Charles dijo:
It's impossible to dislodge a Mexican president, except by revolution. There are two things happening in Mexico that might bring that on: an 80% rise in the price of tortillas, and the decline of production of the oil fields. There's also the possibility of recession in the US, which would hit northern Mexico hard, not to mention the rising tide of drug-related crime in Mexico.
The sad thing is that by Mexican standards, Calderon (or FeCal as he is called more generally) is not a bad president. But I guess it's also true that by American standards, Bush I and Reagan were not bad presidents, which is pretty sad to think about too.
Palabras por Charles spat forth on el 9 de Febrero, 2007 at 09:34 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
that is sad, charles. the "leaders" we settle for.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 9 de Febrero, 2007 at 09:46 PM
luisa dijo:
Not a bad president?! Uh-huh. okay, sure.
Some people think that in order for a revolution to be successful, there must be a large middle class. A lot of the time, the poor's resistance turns into a revolt and is put down fairly quickly because there was little discussion of what the revolution would entail and without a common ideology the group splinters. Cuba had a large middle class during their revoltion.
I'm not surprised with FeCal's actions (of course, with Obrador or Chavez I would be surprised either). I think it takes a very specific type of person to want to make decisions for other people--a power hungry person, that is what they all are to me (yes, even castro).
Palabras por luisa spat forth on el 10 de Febrero, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Charles dijo:
I don't want to minimize how bad FeCal is, Luisa, especially because he stole the election and he isn't really the president.
But think about it: he stole the election. So did probably every president after Cardenas and before Fox. So, by that ranking, it's hard to say he's worse.
Ok, how about this: he has started a campaign of violence, ostensibly over drugs, but just by accident managing to shut down political dissent. But Diaz Ordaz, CIA informant Echeverria Alvarez, Lopez Portillo y Pacheco, and to a lesser extent Salinas de Gortari did the same. Again, it's hard to say he's really worse, especially compared to the Dirty War presidents.
Where he is worse is in his plan to privatize the national inheritance. He also may promote social conservatism.
In some measure, FeCal is better: he is cosmopolitan and doesn't come out of the "dinosaurios." He was opposed by Fox. But the main reason he is better is that he is weak. It would be very unsurprising if the PRD doesn't obtain outright control of the legislature over the next two sessions. I expect the PRI to fragment, with the better sorts going over to the PRD.
I think FeCal began his presidency at the waterline and is headed down. He stole the presidency, wiping out the hopes of Mexicans that at last elections were trustworthy. He deserves to fail.
Palabras por Charles spat forth on el 11 de Febrero, 2007 at 09:10 AM
Patrick dijo:
First of all he didn't steal the election. He had the majority of votes.
All the claims that the PRD and Lopez Obrador have done about the "illegality of the elections" and the "legitimate president" have no foundations, they claim they have tons of proof and when asked for it suddenly no one talks.
Just look at how the PRD is fragmenting right now, the way the Lopez Obrador side is acting towrads the country is just to stop its improvement.
The way PEMEX works right now is horrible.
A very large amount of its revenues are given back to the States so PEMEX has no money to invest with. That is the reason why it is predicted that in 5 years there will be no more oil in Mexico, and we will have to export all of it.
Its really amazing how we need to send our oil to India so they can refine it.
There has to be an energetic reform, in order for PEMEX to be efficient.
The problem here is that the rebellious members of the PRD hide behind false assumptions in order to create disapproval amongst the uneducated masses.
Palabras por Patrick spat forth on el 7 de Marzo, 2008 at 07:52 AM
nezua
dijo:
he did steal the elections. i followed the returns, the anomalies of the returns, the corruption in counting, the refusal to recount, a few people covered it, begin with greg palast please.
thanks for your words, patrick, i dont agree that there is One problem. but i do appreciate you taking the time.
Palabras por nezua
spat forth on el 7 de Marzo, 2008 at 09:13 AM