raises the urgency to discuss this topic to reach a consensus point of view class of organizations that claim to be working class. We start from the standpoint of history
researcher at the University of Chihuahua and Mexican political analyst.
MEXICO: legalize drugs?
Orozco Victor Orozco
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09/05/1910 On Wednesday, at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, organized a panel to discuss this single question. Invited to participate in the event I began to question because we are now putting the issue on the political agenda. The answer seems obvious, but is indispensable since it is the premise that necessarily matches: Mexicans are caught in a war (or as you call this hell), which are losing tens of thousands of lives, suffering massive forced migrations, throwing in a bottomless pit untold riches and which also are sinking hundreds of thousands of businesses. Worse perhaps is the impossibility of peaceful coexistence, as we move towards the disintegration of a corporation organized under moral and legal norms. Looking at them very far from our environment, old always caused us surprise ethnic massacres in other parts of the world. Today, we witness the daily massacres in much of the country. The last, the seventy-two Central and South American migrants helpless, horrified not only by the brutality, but because there is evidence of complicity or participation official bodies.
The government, churches, certainly not all in the same grade-schools and in general each of the instances where a person's conscience or are educated to respect the law, are a failure . President of the Republic can not think of anything else to explain it to come up with the silly cliché that young people have turned away from God as if to add something to the eternal whine of the administrators of religious worship. No. Who has moved away from young people is society, confining the majority in poverty and despair. No work, no schools, no opportunities: this is the reality for millions. Al least one side of reality. The other is the open door of crime, mainly derived from drug trafficking. It is the entrance to a space of fear, alienation and abdication of the will, paradoxically, the only option offered to the losers insuperable condition of marginal in an alien world, the prerogative of a few owners.
The other owners are the bosses of the drug market. Change often, because they die too often, but there are always those who take the releve and the post office. Therefore, ring hollow and even ridiculous the claims of victories that make government spokesmen when police the army or navy eliminate any of them. How insignificant are also burning or destruction of plantation after plantation of marijuana or paste or powder deposits of heroin. Drug along with its broken, the hundreds or thousands of weapons, air ships, vehicles seized have increased the numbers of drug addicts and murders, including those of thousands of innocent people without any connection to illegal activities.
These are powerful and unavoidable reasons has now been put on the table for discussion the issue of drug legalization. Its prohibition and frontal combat with those who market appear to have led to disaster in which we live. There is no way out. I discuss below some of the reasons given by those who are fully convinced that legalization would be a plausible way of solution:
would decrease violence in the streets and the disintegration of social fabric. Both are directly linked to the dispute over the squares and the dominance of routes to major consumption centers, especially the U.S.,
be blinded by one of the biggest sources of corruption, derived the alliance between drug traffickers and government officials, from top officials to local police,
dramatically would reduce drug prices and hence the accumulation of wealth by the drug lords,
It would monitor the quality of substances, preventing 80% of deaths from consumption, originating in artificial aggregates to the original drug,
would no longer be wasting hundreds of billions of dollars a struggle that makes no sense because it is impossible to end it,
campaigns could be implemented to prevent and discourage consumption much more effective. The success in significantly reducing smoking, is an example of this.
It would remove one of the pretexts of governments to inflate to the military and human rights abuses,
be eliminated one of the pretexts put forward by government agencies American and U.S. groups that show a more aggressive towards Latin American countries to assemble in the same interventionist actions,
One question remains unanswered me "legalization would decrease the consumption of drugs?. Those who argue that fighting the proposal would increase. We do not know, but perhaps what matters most to the huge majority do not addicted is to avoid the evils resulting from the defect side. Heavy smokers, for example, do not harm others if you take some minimal precautions, though of course, society pays the price for premature deaths and costs of smoking-related illnesses.
Find medicine for a sick society as it is today Mexico, is certainly an arduous task. In view results, we know that the measures taken by the government rather than relief, led to the escalation of evil. We will be able to sing a victory when the living conditions and opportunities for the achievement of individuals or communities have improved substantially. This will raise their sights above the miseries to which they are washed daily.
Meanwhile remedies should be sought. In 1934, just took office as U.S. president, Franklin D Roosevelt announced that rehearse over and over possible solutions to the economic crisis. If an attempt fails, he argued, will undertake a second a third and so follow him, but the worst thing I can do is stand idly by while millions of families have only the essentials for survival. Not worth considering here whether it succeeded or not the effort, but if the weight is attitude so necessary in today's Mexico.
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Victor Orozco, professor of history at the University of Chihuahua and political analyst Mexican.
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On 30 October 2010 the Mexican Electrical Workers Union called for building a national political force to oust the government and the country's leadership to those responsible for national disaster. In that call, made at the Estadio Azteca to more than 60 thousand people, we have adhered leaders and activists of the workers, peasants, indigenous, popular and policies of all entities of the Republic to make way for the establishment of a Political Organization national workers and the people. Today, as 100 and 200 years, the accumulation of an affront to national dignity the degree of rot and impunity of those who usurp the leadership of the country and poverty cumulative product of exploitation, dispossession and violence have reached such extremes that can not be mitigated, reversed and passed without a popular revolution.
The reasons for our determination are obvious. The inherited social drama by 500 years of colonial plunder and imperialist exploitation, we must add the social crisis provoked by neoliberal capitalism. Crisis has reached levels that border on disaster during the last four years of usurpation. During that time our revenue fell from 30 to 40 percent and rose 10 million the number of new poor, 4 million unemployed and accumulated 8 million out of school youth and unemployed. At this time, poverty now affects 70 percent of the national population. Life in indigenous communities and slums is hell.
While the oligarchs have accumulated unprecedented wealth at the expense of worker exploitation and plundering of natural assets and public and social ownership. Slim, Larrea, Salinas Pliego and Azcarraga, among others, are some of the great thieves who have caused the ruin of the nation and the misery of our people.
They and politicians who serve them finished converting national sovereignty in a cartoon. The signing of FTA with the United States and Canada, executed the subjugation of our country to the interests of transnational corporations. The national industry and agricultural production were dismantled. The economic dependence on the imperialist powers has become increasingly colonial occupation.
Thus, 90 percent of the financial system passed into foreign ownership and the amount of national debt soared. In clear violation of the constitutional order, 43 percent of electricity production is in private hands, as many of the processes of exploration, production and refining of PEMEX, public company during the calderonato has been lost by 273 billion pesos, despite high oil prices in international markets . At the current rate Mexico will become oil importer in 2017.
I say about the mines and the water that have been attacked by foreign companies and the Mexican oligarchy, or of food sovereignty as Mexico imports half the food you eat, when agribusiness monopolies speculate food prices and impose patterns of production and consumption that multiply the diabetes, cancer and all kinds of diseases.
Meanwhile, the dismantling and the precariousness of the working class and small and medium production are proceeding. Labor rights, product of the Mexican Revolution and the struggles of workers during the last century, have virtually been annulled. The bulk of politicians and entrepreneurs are working to clear the items Federal Labour Act that favor the disappearance of workers and older workers 'organizations and combative, the Mexican Electrical Workers Union and the miners' union, among other . The work counter given by the PRI in these days is proof of that.
legislative chambers and the judiciary are corrupt to the core and are offered to the highest bidder. Media dictatorship is total. The coup and right-wing clique of Mr. Calderón, in violation of the Constitution, has the police and military forces at will and according to the designs of the U.S. government that speaks to invade our country militarily. No doubt, the oligarchic-imperialist bloc is a scenario of violence and war to facilitate the installation of a civilian-military dictatorship, if necessary, make possible a peaceful solution the regime's political crisis. Violence is becoming the preferred option of the neoliberals to stay in power.
The crisis of legitimacy of the usurping government threatens to turn into a crisis state. The smear and abrasion factors Calderon has reached its highest level since the coup accomplished Tech in 2006. Is gaining consensus that Calderon and his gang should be tried for treason, for seizing and institutions for their role in the massive violation of human rights and the widespread violence that has left so far 40 000 people killed, including more than a thousand children. The war between organized crime, which is part of the usurping government ended up plunging into disrepute on the armed forces and police.
If big business, corrupt politicians and top bureaucrats still rule, chaos and violence ended up plunging the people of Mexico in a long and bloody dictatorship, in an endless escalation of assaults on the rights conquered, the family estate and public goods and natural. The occupation of the country by the powers and foreign companies continue to take away what little we have left, making it impossible for democracy from the people, social justice and national sovereignty. At this point the Obama publicly discussed possible military invasion of the country.
No way out for the people and the nation: either them or us. Calderón must go now! Popular rebellions in North Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Wisconsin are examples to follow, the tyranny can be defeated.
In such circumstances no longer enough our old trade associations or stale mobilization and negotiation strategies. Now the only way to defend our economic and social rights is fighting to oust the government and the power to the neoliberals. This is the first step we intend to give in the path of national liberation and social development of Mexico, in the way of our second independence.
In the absence of a representative left-wing political organization of working people, it is essential that we organize a new force based directly on social movements, with a clear project class, popular and now left without wait for the "political timing" that the system itself brand effectively combat the oligarchic regime and its extras.
We are calling to build the political instrument of l @ s the workers and the people, a political force that enables the construction of popular power and social development that would replace the old and anachronistic political system. To support and encourage the development of productive forces, political and cultural regenerative already find their way into communities and indigenous people and labor organizations, in urban movements, women, sexual diversity, small businessmen, citizens, in short, of the forces and initiatives emerge in free men and women who cry Enough! We want to be a place where all expressions of social struggle are and acquire the form of civil insurgency and popular.
The new political force is assumed as their own forms of struggle that correspond to finding a peaceful political solution to the national crisis. Although not rule out including the electoral struggle, we are not constituted as a pressure force to negotiate with the current parties, movements or political figures, applications and put . Ours is a party nature project which aims to refound the nation from a popular project.
For his purposes, our political movement ahead will not ideological definitions dogmatic or certain current alignment of leftist thought. However, all components of our national-democratic platform will be emphasized from the questioning of the capitalist system and new forms of colonialism that has engendered. In this context we will assume our internationalist duties, twinning with the Peoples of Our America and the working classes and peoples of the world.
No worries vanguard project an independent political movement, with life and self-direction, capable of overcoming the old burden of dependence on the warlords and the progressive liberal-bourgeois formations or social. To face the main enemy of the moment: the oligarchy and imperialism, make alliances and specific agreements with all the forces willing to confront.
The National Political Organization shall consist of base members and committees, sectoral and territorial governments across the country, municipalities, communities, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, civil societies, cooperatives and sports leagues. The incorporation and militancy will be a personal capacity. The tribes or factionalism have no place.
ethical dimension for us is fundamental. H
Acemo of congruence between saying and doing one of our banner exchanges.
constant work and respect for democratic procedures and arrangements will be our standard. Practices and sexist and racist expressions have no place in our ranks.
call to all the people of Mexico, beginning today who struggle and resist, to join this great effort anywhere in the country where they are, to attend school
the National Assembly, 26 March in the New Auditorium located on Insurgentes EMS 98 and be part of the Founding Congress be held on 5, 6 and 7 May , en la Ciudad de México.
¡No más sangre! ¡Basta de Hambre!
¡Trabajo y vida digna para tod@s!
Comisión Nacional Organizadora y Promotora de la OPN
NATIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEXICO STATE OF PAN-PRD
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In just 24 hours of its completion, the state's citizens of Mexico do not yet know the location of the boxes, has not been informed who are the officials who will be in charge of polling stations. Thus the sad role that plays to those of
Civic Alliance is to spread that: They will be outstanding. It is no secret that this organization has no structure to ensure a real monitoring and cleaning of the results. It is no secret that the polls will be made by people appointed by the directors of the parties to pay several million dollars for certify the query.
Nobody in their right mind would trust the "consultation" to be held this Sunday monitored and guaranteed by
Civic Alliance, a rightist organization
, currently led by one of the most trusted figures Vicente Fox Rogelio Gomez-Hermosillo Marín, who has among his career having participated in the founding and leadership of the Foundation
Vamos Mexico, from where they "empowered" Martha Sahagun de Fox Work for which he was amply rewarded Coordinator was appointed National Opportunities Program, the largest social program PAN-Foxism , a position he held from 2001 until November 30, 2006. with Civic Alliance Proposal Civic branch first, are responsible for or rganizers technically and logistically the "Public Consultation", in other words, the course will referee to endorse fraud legitimated an electoral alliance that only seek to put the leaders of both parties. striking is the lack of citizen interest and especially the activist base of both parties for this query. This absolute lack of interest has forced Civic Alliance, whose role is an observer to overshoot its role and into the media invented the PRI send their people to vote, in a crude attempt to provoke enthusiasm for people to go to vote for him, whether or not the alliance.
A real insult, the greatest insult to the memory of the repressed workers and social activists, killed: A true and profound insult to the working class is the alliance between the PRD to the PAN. When Calderon's party, the PAN who has violated not only human rights but adopted and implemented the most damaging amendments to the law, stealing property workers. reforms to the laws of the IMSS and ISSSTE promoted by the PAN are not forgotten. They are more than insults mother. We call on workers to avoid falling into the maneuvering of "empowered chuchismo the PRD." We call not to go to vote, and if no other remedy express your discontent minds mother. Let opportunists out of work. In a very simple zero votes for the PRD "mongrel." Transform the query of this Sunday is another chapter in the long and protracted funeral of opportunism.
We call our proposal to disseminate urgent and massive.
ALLIANCE FOR THE ELECTION OF JULY 2011 IN THE STATE OF MEXICO
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PARADOXES OF THE ALLIANCE
Octavio Rodríguez Araujo
PAN Deputy Javier Corral has been warning that the PRI's state Mexico are calling to participate in the referendum of March 27 on the alliance of the PAN and the PRD. Suggests, he and other politicians, that Peña Nieto is so afraid of the alliance that his fellow slogan is to vote No. As this is a public consultation, no vote can prevent all the State of Mexico, are the party who is or no party.
simplistic reasoning would be that if an action is bad for my enemies then it's good for me, and vice versa. From this reasoning off, PAN and PRD, that if the alliance is bad for the ruling PRI, is good for the opposition as a whole. What we do not question the blue and white Aztec sun nor are the meaning and consequences of the proposed alliance.
Prevent the PRI won the governorship in the state mexiquense, allying with the enemy (in the foolish maxim that the enemy of my enemy is my friend) is getting fat el caldo a Felipe Calderón y al PAN, pues el PRD, así como está y bajo la dirección de Chucho II
, no ganaría la gubernatura este año ni mucho menos la Presidencia del país el año entrante.
Si el resultado de la consulta es favorable a la alianza, el PRD, muy especialmente, terminará de desprestigiarse ante los millones de mexicanos que quisieran verlo como una alternativa de izquierda o de centro izquierda; si es en contra, casi seguro que el tricolor
seguirá gobernando y Peña Nieto saldría un poco más fortalecido de lo que está ahora. En este segundo escenario, el PRD también pierde, pero por partida doble: 1) for wanting an alliance with the PAN and 2) having lost the ability to make, thanks to the open consultation with all wicked citizens and PRI members participate in it to sabotage, as would Corral.
In theory, if not win the alliance as a result of the consultation, Encinas would be the candidate of the Aztec sun. Do not know enough about the intention to vote in the state of Mexico, but I fear that the PRD alone will not win the PRI, at least this is what I think pro-PRD alliance, and something you know, they are opportunistic, but not stupid or uninformed.
As I see it, yellow with black lost in all cases, and if we look for culprits, we find that they were (or will) the pooches and promoters of the alliance with the PAN and / or previously Calderón to López Obrador.
I wish to record that as a student of politics, politicians do not believe in pure and I would ask them to be as consistent in their ideas and political leanings as can be the intellectuals who have avoided being co-opted by power. But, as elsewhere, there are reasonable limits and relative to the action, and priorities when it comes to making decisions that affect others. The priority we have chosen the New Left (aka mutts
) is retained in their positions podercito supporters and candidates in the distribution of majority and proportional representation in elections. Another thing would be if they had chosen to make his party a major opposition organization, left or center-left, which distinguishes it from others.
Tan lost the compass by his lust for power, podercito, in fact, have not been able (or willing) to distinguish the virtual identity of interests that defend the PAN and the PRI and opposition to both equally. Worse still are conveniently amnesic. Want to forget that both the PRI and PAN stole the Presidency of the Republic in 1988 and 2006. What would your psychoanalyst, if they did? Do you diagnose a kind of Stockholm Syndrome or just masochism?
note a curious paradox in pooches: see and appreciate for themselves the power of the party apparatus, but not their opponents. Let me explain better, used the party apparatus and its strength in the National Council to win the renewal of the PRD leadership, but are reluctant to see the same use in the Calderon. They seem to think the latter for many and obvious mistakes, is weak and, therefore, the PRI could win the presidential election of 2012. As the tricolor
has been strengthened in recent years, having become the third electoral force in 2006, support the weak in the State of Mexico to prevent the strong to strengthen further. In his fantasies constructed a scenario in which weakened the PRI and its candidate mexiquense possible, they would compete for the presidency with a PAN also weakened, and would be more likely to win. However, its weight and resources of the federal government and its well-paid allies in the Electoral Tribunal of the Judiciary of the Federation may well be used to prevent PRI and the PRD to win. The experiences of 88 and 2006 can neither be forgotten.
The power is the power and used as and when necessary. What is at stake, I must insist, is not only the PAN continued to rule, but the political regime that consolidated Salinas, and Zedillo have profited from the PAN, can change to another, different from the neoliberal, technocratic and submissive to so happy to have the United States and big business in our country. This is what we seem to have understood the
stingray, reason, instead of strengthening his party have chosen to be minority shareholders of power by any means place. Or maybe they have understood and therefore have wanted to be allied with the PAN, something they will play in the profit sharing.
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