That view of the Reich reminds me of the PRI

Post #53,416 by mhuber 9/26/02 9:26:51 PM Reply	That view of the Reich reminds me of the PRI Institutional Revolution Party. Ruled Mexico for decades - the current President there is the first non PRI president is an extremely long time. The two-party system stinks, but nowhere near the way a one-party system does. Anyway, in the name of that party, "Institutional" modifies "Revolution". The goal implied in the name is revolution as an institution, not revolution (reform) of institutions. Revolution as an institution is a pretty horrifying idea - revolution without end, without a goal. And yet, that's really what the U.S. founding fathers knew was required. Our system of elections is supposed to be a perpetual revolution. ---- United we stand Divided we dominate the planet without really trying
Post #53,431 by Ashton 9/26/02 10:57:55 PM Reply	Near 70 years IIRC. On my first trip, driving in Mexico with Mex-US sweetie, I got the mini-history of PRI - kept in mind as I saw first-hand the conditions and the miniscule rich + vast majority. "Institutional revolution" indeed - like most pol-babble it was the precise opposite: read reactionary for "conservative" (even Mexico at least skipped.. the absurdity of calling that 'compassionate' - but we'll swallow anything). I do so hope that the mordita culture is dying out at a decent rate; it was is? too widespread an institution ever to kill in just a few years. Ergo: you never could get 'justice' - a fact I witnessed when involved in a minor traffic mishap (P. drove it into a bank to avoid a driver). While we were at some estaci\ufffdn.. an obv. dirt-poor farmer truck owner was paying his little sop, to get his truck out of hock. Poor bastard; we dared not 'interfere' even to slip him a hundred (not chickenfeed for us either - but lots for him). Then there was the sleeping guard in Barrio de Navidad - with a machine gun on lap.. Anyway, there seems never to have been an intent of the PRI to export (!) its system of subjugation: whereas with the Nazis, that was paramount. Viva Nuevo Mexico, then..! (no not ours) Ashton
Post #53,442 by mhuber 9/26/02 11:26:05 PM Reply	Ugliest Mordita I can't imagine My Dad driving on a mountain road at night. Little girl darts from one side of the road where her Dad is toward the other where Mom is. Thud. Parents screaming, not for a doctor but to go to the Police station. Can't be sure from the brief flash in the headlights, but it sure looked like she was called and pushed. My Dad scooped up the little girl (parents came along) and drove to the nearest town, dropped kid and a bit of cash off (enough to cover the costs of what treatment was available at the time and place, probably with some change to apply to the next sick kid's problems) at hospital. Parents still screaming for a cop. We never looked back. Strongly suspect that there was a deal with the cops in the works. Kid wasn't in on it. -------------------------- Corruption and injustice aren't just things bleeding heart liberals whine about. When things get bad, people get hurt. Really hurt, as in run over by cars and then taken to police stations instead of hospitals. ---- United we stand Divided we dominate the planet without really trying
Post #53,450 by Ashton 9/27/02 12:40:50 AM Reply	!! {ugh} My miniscule sample pales into insignificance. When you think of what is enough poverty of body/spirit to cause a pair of parents - much less likely IMO than just One? - to (most probably) Plan such a hideous thing: to raise cash. words fail Will remember this one. Sadly. (We were advised Not to drive at night. We did so briefly, twice.) Once, a veritable trip to olden times, sublime. Second - almost offed by a completely dust-covered, unlighted, unreflector-ed dead truck smack in middle of the carretera! / no shoulders per usual. Idiot had not even a can to light a gas-soaked rag in, or Any source of light! I didn't realize I remembered so many swear words - driver was bigger, but accepted them in the spirit of the fuck-up. TGFS (for Saab) I swerved at last 500 mSec at ~ 50ish; it went where I wanted. Thanks again Swedish engineers who love(d) us. I set out a couple flares and we split.. clammy. Yeah.. us gringos don't realize shit about what it has been like for lots of people (even In the US.. let alone any place else on the maps which are no longer part of schooling via Pee Cees). Hey.. kinda amazing we both survived thus far, eh? Ashton

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