El Tiempo Tranquilo en Zih
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, May 30, 2020, 20:53 (2357 days ago)
In 1829 Mexico's second president, Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña, was a black man. In 1858 Mexico's president, Benito Pablo Juárez García, was an indigenous man. Both are among Mexico's most revered patriots. A damn shame to see the USA still having to deal with its white supremacy problems 50 years after the assassination of Dr. King. From #WeShallOvercome to #WeCantBreathe
All of Mexico except Zacatecas has been designated a heavy contagion zone for the coming week even though from the daily briefings it looks like the curve is lowering. This is a precautionary measure coinciding with what is forecast to be a period of high contagion, and Guerrero is finding itself in the front row with outbreaks growing in Iguala, Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Tixtla and Chilapa. Last I heard Zihuatanejo still had a total of 14 confirmed contagions total since we began keeping count. Lázaro Cárdenas is a hot zone and doctors from La Unión keep ending up infected. I expect things will change soon enough as the first wave of the illness passes through our region.
The gobernador has deferred until at least June 15 any relaxing of safety procedures in Guerrero. Schools won't reopen until August 10. But I did see a beer distribution truck drive by yesterday, so hope is at hand.
Still getting chilly breezes in the evenings. Un-friggin-believable! But it looks like it all begins to change in the coming week as we begin to get some southerly breezes.
These guys are working hard to keep a lot of people fed even though most of their pangas remain idle for lack of a market since most restaurants are closed.
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A postcard from paradise.
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El Tiempo Tranquilo en Zih
by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Saturday, May 30, 2020, 21:37 (2356 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
El Tiempo Tranquilo en Zih
In 1829 Mexico's second president, Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña, was a black man. In 1858 Mexico's president, Benito Pablo Juárez García, was an indigenous man. Both are among Mexico's most revered patriots. A damn shame to see the USA still having to deal with its white supremacy problems 50 years after the assassination of Dr. King. From #WeShallOvercome to #WeCantBreathe
I don’t think having elected a “black man” president 190 years ago or an indigenous man president 160 years ago says much about Mexican society today. It would be much more relevant if Mexicans had elected a black president in this century or maybe in the last 50 years. If you google racism in Mexico there are numerous articles indicating that racism exists on a large
scale today in Mexico. The articles and studies show a clear correlation between skin color and the level of education, level of upward mobility, wealth and wages.
Article in Mexico Voices by Jorge Romero Vadillo. “Mexican Racism: Skin Color, Wealth and Power”
Extensive study by Raymundo m. Campos-Vasquez and Eduardo medina-Cortina
El Tiempo Tranquilo en Zih
I agree that the dots that Rob connects is a real stretch. I think what he is really saying is that he thinks all citizens of the United States of America with light features are racists.
El Tiempo Tranquilo en Zih
by ZihuaRob , Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 31, 2020, 10:37 (2356 days ago) @ Dalejb
I agree that the dots that Rob connects is a real stretch. I think what he is really saying is that he thinks all citizens of the United States of America with light features are racists.
That appears to be some odd guilt complex of yours misinterpreting what I wrote. It is not even remotely suggested by anything I’ve said nor would I ever.
No surprise to see you prefer to dodge the issue and make this about me.
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by Ernie Gorrie , Sunday, May 31, 2020, 16:59 (2356 days ago) @ Dalejb
“I think what he is really saying is that he thinks all citizens of the United States of America with light features are racists.“
I have not found Rob to be someone who hesitates to say what he means.
If that is what he meant, I think that is what he would have said.
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by ZihuaRob , Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, May 31, 2020, 10:28 (2356 days ago) @ Chas
I don’t think having elected a “black man” president 190 years ago or an indigenous man president 160 years ago says much about Mexican society today. It would be much more relevant if Mexicans had elected a black president in this century or maybe in the last 50 years. If you google racism in Mexico there are numerous articles indicating that racism exists on a large
scale today in Mexico. The articles and studies show a clear correlation between skin color and the level of education, level of upward mobility, wealth and wages.Article in Mexico Voices by Jorge Romero Vadillo. “Mexican Racism: Skin Color, Wealth and Power”
Extensive study by Raymundo m. Campos-Vasquez and Eduardo medina-Cortina
I appreciate your intentions, but I don’t need to google or read any studies about racism in Mexico. It is a non-issue in comparison to the States, the latter being where the problem is, not Mexico. I grew up in the racist South. I can spot racism without any erudite explanations. I have spent most of my life living abroad as a racial minority. Never have I been treated in the Caribbean or Mexico as poorly as is common for minorities in the USA. One of the things I do not miss the most about living in the States is being around racists, including the people who tolerate them.
I regret you fail to appreciate the significance of my opening references. I believe too many gringos have a difficult time wrapping their heads around the significance of those facts. Gringos in particular tend to measure Mexico using their own measuring stick, bringing their socio-cultural baggage into the conversation when the fact is Mexico’s history is 180º different. I urge you to read Sentimientos de la Nación, an incredibly humane and revealing document, though not without its archaic parts. The state of Guerrero itself is one where most residents along the coast and other regions share indigenous and African as well as Spanish blood. Even the history of Florida is an eye opener for most Statesiders unaware that it was under the Spaniards a haven for plantation runaways. Even old George Washington and Thomas Jefferson pled with the Spaniards to stop giving haven to the runaways. Eventually Florida was annexed after a war based on lies, an unfortunate yet stubbornly recurring theme in U.S. history.
We aren’t rioting in Mexico against institutionalized racism.
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by Lilyana , Sunday, May 31, 2020, 15:13 (2356 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
