& sun., 15 sept., 2013: & it’s almost mexican independence day, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

           

SPANISH:  “¡Pobre Mexico!  ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos!”   ‡

SPANISH:  “Pax Porfiana” ‡‡

        

     ‡ ) “Poor Mexico!  So far from God and so close to the United States!”  —  attrib. to Porfirio Diaz, who had participated in the routing of the French at Veracruz, & who served as “President” of Mexico from 1876 to 1911  (with a brief periods, 1876, & again 1880  —  1884, when fuck-puppets Juan Méndez & Manuel González respectively served as interim presidents) ;  Diaz’s presidency was marked by a surface stability (modernization & economic growth) made possible by political repression, graft & corruption, & by selling off everything to foreign corporations, esp. mining & agri-business concerns.  In 1911 Diaz was kicked out on his arse during the Mexican Revolution;  he slithered off to expile in Spain.  After the Mexican revolution many industries were nationalized ; 

  ‡‡ )  “Porfiana Peace”  —  a period in Mexican history  (1876—1911)  marked by Porfirio Diaz’ rule,  where a surface stability,  modernization & economic growth was made possible by political repression & by selling off everything to foreign corporations,  esp.  mining & agri-business concerns.  In 1911 the shit hit the fan with the Mexican Revolution & Diaz slithered off to expile in Spain  

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