Re: [PEN-L] In Mexico, a Class War Looms

[Alejandro Valle Baeza]

Michael Perelman wrote: Alejandro, do you have anything to add to Ross's report? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com Michael: A young woman of approximately twenty years said in one of the camps of Reform Av: ” López Obrador is very important but in this movement we all are important. ” The electoral struggle has caused a movement of masses that is much deeper and extensive than anybody had imagined. Ross's article has the shortcoming of centring everything on López Obrador and the PRD.It have been much more important the multitudinous demostartions (more than one million persons have met several times since July 2th), the camps against fraud and a multitude of public spontaneous acts. For example in a program of television, of very high rating, the tv conducer spoke badly about López Obrador and dozens of young people, who were in the public, chorused slogans against the fraud. The program had to been interrupted and continue without public several minutes later. The dominant classes can impose Calderón (they have the guns) as president; but nobody knows how long and to what cost to them. The proposal of the movement has been “Democratic Convention” a struggle of long term appeared to fight against the actions of the right wing and maybe to search for solutions to people own problems. The scopes of such movement are difficult to preview. It can be short run movement or it could exceed the expectations of the analysts.  This last is my guess. Saludos Alejandro   -- Posgrado Facultad de Economía Av. Universidad 3000 Circuito interior México 04510, DF México Tel. 55-56222148 fax 55-56222158 Página web: http://usuarios.lycos.es/vallebaeza