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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AUFHEB5 

,TEXT 3 

,PO/SCRIPT3 ,SEPTEMB] #b3  

,MEXICO & ! ,FALL ( ! ,P,R,I 

,AFT] SEV5TY-ONE YE>S ! ,P,R,I HAS LO/ ! ,PRESID5CY & ) IT NATIONAL P[] 9 ,MEXICO4 ,DESPITE GETT+ UP TO ALL !IR OLD TRICKS 9 ! RUN-UP TO ! ,JULY #bND POLL -- ! ,MI*OACAN GOV]NOR WAS CAU<T PLOTT+ TO DIV]T /ATE FUNDS 9TO ELECTION BRIBES1 & 9 ! /ATE ( ,QU9TANA ,ROO ! ,P,R,I W]E EV5 GIV+ AWAY FREE WA%+-MA*9ES -- & DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ! MU* H]ALD$ 9DEP5D5T ,F$]AL ,ELECTORAL ,9/ITUTE WAS CONTROLL$ BY ! P>TY-/ATE1 ,VIC5TE ,FOX1 ! LEAD] ( ! ,P,A,N RECEIV$ #d#c.0 ( ! VOTE4 ,! %OCK CAME 9 ! ,P,R,I CONC$+ DEFEAT SO SWIFTLY4 ,?IS TIME >\ND1 !Y LACK$ ! POLITICAL /OMA* = >RANG+ ! VA/ FRAUD NE$$ TO SWIT* DEFEAT TO VICTORY4 

,:Y DID ! ,P,R,I LOSE8 ,! SIMPLE ANSW] IS CORRUPTION4 ,AFT] SO MANY YE>S ( 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ V5ALITY ! ELECTORATE F9ALLY F\ND A /URDY 5\< OPPOSITION B&WAGON UPON :I* TO JUMP4 ,ON A BROAD] LEVEL1 IT IS N[ APP>5T JU/ H[ F> ! ,P,R,I'S TRADITIONAL NETWORKS ( P[] W]E UND]M9$ BY ! ECONOMIC RE/RUCTUR+ -- & P>TICUL>LY ! PRIVATIZATIONS -- ( ! #a#i#hS & #iS4 ,!IR IRONY IS ?AT1 HAV+ PROPELL$ ,MEXICO \T ( ITS OLD ECONOMIC PROTECTIONISM1 !Y !MSELVES HAVE NOT SURVIV$ ! TRANSITION4 ,JU/ AS ! ,PORFIRIATO WAS COMPELL$ EV5TUALLY TO ASSAULT ITS [N SOCIAL BASE 9 ! YE>S BE=E ! ,REVOLUTION1 SO ! ,P,R,I ?R\< ITS ECONOMIC RE=MS HAS ATTACK$ ITS SOCIAL BASE -- ! PEASANTS & ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,:AT FUTURE N[ = ! ,P,R,I8 ,) COMM& OV] SU* L>GE RES\RCES !Y >E F> FROM F9I%$4 ,BUT ! SPLITS W]E EVID5T FROM ! V]Y FIR/ MORN+ ( DEFEAT4 ,!RE C\LD N[ BE AN (FICIAL DIVORCE BETWE5 ! D9OSAUR W+ & ! TE*NOCRATS4 ,! D9OSAURS1 DESP]ATE TO RECAPTURE !IR TRADITIONAL CON/ITU5CY MAY VE] HEADLONG BACK 9TO OLD-FA%ION$ SOCIAL DEMOCRACY -- AN UNPALATABLE ALLIANCE ) ! ,P,R,D C\LD BE ON ! C>DS4 ,MEAN:ILE ! TE*NOCRATS1 :O SIDE NATURALLY ) ! ,P,A,N1 WILL WI% TO SEE !IR P>TY RE9V5T$ ALONG ,WE/]N L9ES4 ,A SPLIT ) ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS W\LD BE 9 !IR 9T]E/S1 SO LONG AS ! LEFT-W+ DO NOT TAKE TOO MU* ( ! ORGANIZATION ) !M4 ,ALT]NATIVELY1 A CLE> SPLIT C\LD FAIL TO EM]GE & ! :OLE P>TY C\LD COLLAPSE 9 ON ITSELF4 ,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 IT WILL BE MESSY & PROTRACT$4 

,9 ,*IAPAS1 ! ,P,R,I HAVE ALSO LO/ !IR HOLD ON ! GOV]NOR%IP1 & !RE IS A NEW ,P,R,D GOV]NOR4 ,WILL ! NEW ,P,A,NI/A ,PRESID5T1 OR ! ,P,R,DI/A GOV]NOR PULL ! TROOPS \T8 ,IT SEEMS UNLIKELY1 ?\< !RE MAY BE A M9OR PEACE 9ITIATIVE4 ,! FACT ?AT !RE HAS BE5 ! DEMOCRATIC *ANGE ! ,E,Z,L,N HAS LONG CALL$ =1 BUT ?AT NO?+ WILL *ANGE1 MAY N[ BEG9 TO %AKE ! UNCRITICAL ATTITUDES ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS T[>DS ! CONCEPT ( DEMOCRACY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 AFT] NE>LY SEV5 YE>S ( MILIT>Y SEIGE1 ! COMMUNITIES MAY WI% TO GRAB ANY OLIVE BRAN* ?AT IS (F]$ !M4 ,BUT EV5 9 ! UNLIKELY EV5T ( AN ACCOMMODATION ) ! /ATE1 ! ,*IAPAN B\RGEOISIE WILL NEV] =GIVE !M4 

,! ,P,A,N VICTORY HAS SET ! ,U,S B\RGEOISIE COCK-A-HOOP1 NAIVELY BELIEV+ ?AT ,MEXICO HAS VOT$ = A UNADULT]AT$ REGIME ( 'NEOLIB]ALISM'4 ,= US1 ! ,FOX TRIUMPH RAISES SEV]AL QUE/IONS4 ,H[ WILL ! WORK+ CLASS1 NO LONG] SUBJECT$ TO ! IDEOLOGICAL WEI<T ( ,! ,REVOLUTION1 REACT TO ! NEXT WAVE ( RE/RUCTUR+8 ,C\LD CAMPAIGNS SU* AS ?AT WAG$ BY ! ELECTRI/AS GR[ 9 SIZE & DYNAMISM 9 ! FUTURE )\T ! HEGEMONIC 9FLU5CE ( ! ,P,R,I8 ,BE=E ! ELECTION1 ! ,C,T,M HAD BOA/$ ( ITS 9T5TION TO CALL A G5]AL /RIKE %\LD ! ,P,A,NI/A W9 -- A BOA/ :I* FELL AWAY H\RS AFT] ! RESULT WAS DECL>$4 ,ALREADY !RE >E SIGNS ( A RAPPRO*EM5T ) ! NEW REGIME4 ,FOX1 = HIS P>T1 WILL NE$ ! UNION BUREAUCRATS IF HE IS TO =GE AHEAD ) ! PROGRAM ( RATIONALIZATION4 ,! FLA%PO9T C\LD WELL BE ! 5]GY SECTOR4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL F9ANCE M>KETS DEM& ?IS BA/ION ( UNION P[] BE PRIVATIZ$ -- BUT ANY MOVE T[>DS IT WILL BE HUGELY DIVISIVE4 ,FOX WILL SURELY NE$ TO SET UP HIS [N V]SION ( ,P,R,O,N,A,S,O,L TO (FSET ! 9CREAS+ CLASS POL>ITY 9 ,MEXICAN SOCIETY1 & HE WILL NE$ TO DO SOME?+ FA/ AB\T ! DEBT MILL/ONE FROM ! #aiie BANK BAIL\T4 

,= ! ,MEXICAN PROLET>IAT1 ! BATTLE L9ES >E N[ MU* MORE CLE>LY DRAWN4 

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