THEM AND US





III.- The Overseers

The Mexican military salute looks a lot like the Nazi German military salute. The chupacabras is a mythical Mexican vampire beast that sucks the blood out of goats. It was allegedly invented by Carlos Salinas to distract people's attention from the fact that he was running the country into the ground. Referring to the December 21, 2012, mobilization in which 40,000 Zapatistas took to the streets in silence. The Zapatista communique released that day stated: "Did you listen? It is the sound of their world crumbling. It is the sound of our world resurging." "Solidaridad" (Solidarity) was a public works program initiated by Carlos Salinas, who is Enrique Peña Nieto's godfather and widely considered to be the latter's puppet master. So it was no surprise when Peña Nieto recently announced his new campaign, the National Crusade Against Hunger and Poverty, to which the Zapatistas responded with the middle finger. Chayo is a nickname for a woman named Rosario, in this case referring to Rosario Robles, the head of Sedesol, Mexico's Social Development Agency, which is responsible for implementing the National Crusade. Here she's referred to as the "modern left" because she defected from the center-left Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) to join the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which currently rules Mexico. Mexican indigenous people who live in rural areas often have cracked feet because they walk barefoot. During the presidential campaign, Enrique Peña Nieto's daughter retweeted a tweet from her boyfriend referring to her father's critics as "a bunch of idiots" and "proles." When Enrique Peña Nieto took office, he announced a "Pact for Mexico" that would supposedly solve the country's problems. Not many people were particularly impressed. During the presidential campaign, Peña Nieto was confronted by student protesters at the private Ibero-American University…so he hid in a bathroom. The Ibero protest sparked the massive #YoSoy132 student movement. Panic rooms are being constructed in some Mexican courthouses to protect judges. Comandante Elías Contreras is the EZLN's head of intelligence. Pozol is a corn drink popular in Chiapas and Tabasco, the two states with confirmed Zapatista presence. Son jarocho is a folksy musical genre from Veracruz. Zapatear is how one dances to son jarocho; it involves stomping on a wooden platform in hard-soled shoes to make noise. Fandango is a son jarocho dance party.

Somewhere in Mexico…The man hits the table, furious.--the lackey glares reproachfully at the man in a military uniform.The aforementioned man gets up and, standing at attention, extends his right hand frontward, with his hand out[1], and shouts enthusiastically:-- After shooting a threatening look that shuts up the snickering from other guests, he continues:and he glares reproachfully at the guest whose place card says "chupa-cabras version 8.8.1.3."[2]The aforementioned guest smiles as he says:(the guest who has the ambassador place card expresses his thanks for the mention)Another one of the lackeys speaks up:The aforementioned guests make a gesture of approval, although more than one appears displeased by so many "-ists."The man impatiently interrupts:-- (the lackey shows them a hand balled into a fist but with the middle finger raised).The guests squirm indignantly and clamor:The lackey still has his hand up, facing the man. The man rebukes him:The lackey slowly lowers his hand winks at the rest of the guests. Then he continues:- he adds, addressing the guest with the place card that says "non-Automated Teller Machine."The so-called ATM begins to stammer:The lackey interrupts:The guest who bears a striking resemblance to a chupa-cabras makes a sign of approval. The man thanks him for the gesture.content, the man smiles.Everyone turns to look with mockery and reproach at the man with the blue tie.The guest with the place card that says "modern left" rises to her feet:[4]The lackey impatiently interrupts:The man with the "chupa cabras" place card nods with satisfaction and gratefully accepts the pats on the back that nearby guests give him.The lackey continues:The man intervenes:The person marked "chupa cabras" shudders and makes an affirmative gesture.(the man's daughter makes an expression of disgust, the woman sits there, suddenly indisposed, and turns so green that, well, forget about the Green Lantern). The woman leaves, saying something about a pregnancy.[6]The man goes on:-- the lackey interrupts.The lackeys look at each other with a knowing smile.-- the lackey looks doubtful.-- the man prods him on.The guests sitting at the man's table shift uncomfortable in their seats.The guests stand up and applaud. The all crowd around the machine. The man gets in and takes the controls.The lackey nervously warns him:The make-up artists and puppeteers run to provide first aid.The lackey addresses one of the cameramen who recorded everything:The guests straighten their ties and skirts, comb their hair, cough, trying to draw attention. The the cameras' clicks and flashes overshadow everything…(to be continued…)From any corner of any world.Sup Marcos.Planet Earth.January 2013.Information from Report #69 of the Autonomous Intelligence Service (SIA in its Spanish abbreviation) regarding what was heard and seen in an ultra-arch-extremely-hyper secret meeting which took place in Mexico City, in the backyard of the United States, latitude 19° 24´ N, longitude 99° 9´ W. Date: a few hours ago. Classification: eyes only. Recommendation: do not make this document public because they'll burn us alive. Note: send more pozol because Elías[10] drank it all when someone shouted: "Eat while there's lots of food!" and he's skanking to the Nana Pancha cover of the Tijuana No song "Transgresores de la Ley" [Law Breakers]. Yes, the song is cool, but it's tough to go in the mosh pit because Elías is wearing steel-toed boots.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::Listen and watch the video the accompanies this text:"Luna Negra" [Black Moon]. Lyrics by Arcadio Hidalgo. Scored and played by Los Cojolites. The other son jarocho.[11]"En esta tierra que me vio nacer" [On this land where I was born] with MC LOKOTER. Greetings to the Other Zumpango [town in Mexico State]. Production and photography: Joana López. Directed and edited by: Ricardo Santillán. Production: BLASJOY DESIGNER. Year 2012.Note: An MC is something like a DJ with noble feelings and cool words, but with a hip-hop rhythm. Rap!"Transgresores de la ley" by Tijuana No, covered by Nana Pancha on their album "Flores para los muertos" [Flowers for the dead]. Every time Tijuana No played this song, they dedicated it to the EZLN, even when the Zaps weren't fashionable. Greetings and a big hug to those who never forgot us. Skaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Everybody jump!The "Ruler" is the United States government, "the man" (el señor) is current president Enrique Peña Nieto, "chupacabras" is former president Carlos Salinas, and the "man with the blue tie" is former president Felipe Calderón.