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> It's still practiced today, though not so "profoundly" as a form of public policy in Chiapas That is one of, if not THE poorest region in Mexico. It also rec

• southerntofu 5y ago
  Sorry when i said "a form of public policy" i did not mean from the State. The mexican government has very little intervention in the region of Chiapas, especially outside of big cities in the indigenous communities. I was talking about the roles, cultures and politics of those organized indegenous communities as part of the zapatist movement. You will be thrilled to learn that these folks built their own hospitals and schools because despite theoretical "federal aid" the government does nothing for the people, except sending the military to fend off any popular uprising and/or arming and financing fascist paramilitaries. It's more visible over there than over here (France), but the same logic applies. No ruler will ever do something useful for the people. We have to do it by ourselves and for ourselves, such is the logic of democracy, and any parliament ruling from above is fundamentally incompatible with the basic principles of democracy (or anarchy if you'd rather call it that).