Re: Mexico: election aftermath

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very sad.  What do you & the other experts make of John Ross's piece?

http://counterpunch.com/ross07072006.html





On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 08:28:25AM -0700, david barkin wrote:
> In repsonse to a question from a friend about the
> Mexican elections, I offered the following very short
> roundup -- your reactions will
>
> There will be a lot of mobilization  -- but without
> much effect and then a long period of relative
> political instability, with an exaggerated misuse of
> public resourcces for the benefit of a small coterie
> of the inner cicle. The resort to the brute force of
> the state to repress social movements and local
> demands will grow; one of the major growth industries
> will be state-private controlled drug trade (with full
> participation of the police and military forces) and
> drug consumption induced at a local level.
>
> David Barkin
> Mexico
>
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