by a tijuanense xicano: identity, religion, a dab of politics & wads literature @ 2¢ a pop – exegete at large
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un quicio enmohecido
Gotan Project: Confianza Es sumamente absurdo pensar en la dignidad estos días. Mas en una sociedad como la mexicana. Mas absurdo es que existan leyes anacrónicas en función que resguardan la dignidad de las personas y más absurdus aún es que estas leyes protegan a funcionarios públicos que se sirven del erario público para ganarse…
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Raymond
The glassdoors had a perfect view of the bay from his apartment. The ocean carried a vanishing fog away from daylight and as the winds pushed the remaining greyish banks of clouds, the horizon came into view ever so slowly. Some boats could be seen from the distance. He saw seagulls take to flight after…
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está dos-tres
Se da lo que se llama el choque cultural cuando nuestros estandards se ven cara a cara. Los estandards del tijuanense, adquieren un estandard gabacho. It comes con el territory. Por eso, el conflicto entre la población tijuanense del que nadie habla: los tijuanenses son flojos. No es que seamos flojos, simplemente caminamos en un…
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George Orwell: Politics and the English Language (1946)
In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer. I should expect to find — this is a guess which I have not sufficient…
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uncanny intra muros
I liked the following political cartoon by T. Sifuentes P. I did so because it typifies to the dot the inmigration problem between US and México. On the one side we see Uncle Sam leaning against a wall that our good friend Jorge doble U Arbusto signed into law. On the other a what may…
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The big flop
He seguido con detenimiento la Marcha Contra la Inseguridad en Baja California. Y de los pronosticados 30 mil sólo 600 [ahora el Frontera dice que 1200] de ellos han llegado a la meta. Supe desde el principio que la Marcha sería un fracaso total porque los organizadores son sólo medioclaseros. Y es que el problema…
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Oaxaca
Argh, so much shit is happening in Oaxaca that the linguistic pull is inevitable, I spend tremendous amount of time trying to keep up to date with the conflict. I sometimes collaborate with the Agonist and turn in pieces there but right now I just read and keep on reading. I am kissing my broadband…
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No freaging mames gíüey …
A ver, I had to rub my pinches ojos and wash my specs at the very sight. I couldn’r freaging believe lo que leía delante de my screen. Oso + Sensory Overload = true? Of all the unlikely people. I just can’t get it over my head. Shíjole ese. Adelante. You don’t need my stinking…
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heal cotidianos
I just asked Logovo to send me some pills. Mind you I just want them for the looks. There is something about having the medicine in my house that is comforting. I guess that one can go on about nostalgia and all that but for me it seems to be more than that. Seeing the…
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Oaxaca burns
I spent some part of my evening listening to internet radio last night. It was Oaxaca live being repressed by Vicente Fox and Co. It is curious how Vicente Fox is portraid these days. He is a regular George W. Bush and his circle of pals. A reality based community which somehow fails to match…
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Oaxaca burns
Qué saicorrón, escuchando el desmadre en Oaxaca, desde la comodidad de Suecia. Me hace recordar al gabacho que dijo que la revolución no será televisada, Gil Scott-Heron. En estos momentos las tanquetas, pagadas con impuestos del pueblo, están tirando chorros de agua y el pueblo quiere hacerle como Tian’annamen Square. Y es que de seguro…
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pauperrimos indemocrático
My God. I think that I have been more consistent in my efforts to diary here more than previous failed attempts. I spent nearly a whole year without doing any effort to write and here I am. I believe that I can safely return to the posting thang more often now. I was musing about…
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