I have missed stuff

[sabotabby]

Strangely enough, though I've spent most of the week doing political things, I haven't actually gotten any news. Which means that I didn't hear about the Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona until today, despite a great deal of rumours during the conference.

So, okay. When I left town, there was a red alert in Chiapas. Now I've seen various translations of the Declaration floating around, although I haven't read all three parts -- the bit that I've seen sounded quite ominous.

C. was going to go there in two weeks. When they called the red alert and asked international supporters to leave, I got immensely worried. (Which, by the way, is the sort of thing that I promised myself that I wouldn't do. Because it's really not my business what he does, and he's a sensible person who doesn't have a death wish. But still.) Anyway, he's not going. Trip postponed indefinitely on account of indefinite events about to possibly expode. I'm relieved that he's keeping himself out of harm's way. I am quite fond of the boy, after all.

Now I just get to be worried about everyone in Chiapas.

Anyone want to bring me up to speed on what's going on there?

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[frandroid.livejournal.com]

I stopped caring about Chiapas a long time ago* but as I'm reading this declaration, something popped up to mind:

CHAVEZ!! motherfucker!! Has he been funding the EZLN?!?!?

*I'm not pretending that was justified...

[sabotabby]

That was one of my thoughts, too. Although given what C. has said about the conditions there, if he's funding them, he's not doing a particularly good job of it. Still, I'd give him points for it.