Is anyone watching the student movement exploding in Mexico?

[EFerrari]

As I understand it, a group of students (131) protested the biased coverage for the conservative candidate. He called them 131 disaffected people and so the YoSoy132 (I Am 132) movement was born. They're planning demonstrations all through June.

Here's an OpEd they are circulating today:

... y si así no lo hiciere, que la nación me lo demande
Enrique Calderón Alzati

Con un saludo afectuoso para los miles de jóvenes que en esta época oscura para el país se están convirtiendo en referente y esperanza para un futuro no sólo diferente, sino más justo y mejor.

Es ya parte de la vida política de México que al final de cada periodo sexenal el Presidente de la República sea objeto de las más duras críticas por los abusos cometidos durante su periodo de gobierno; por las señales de grandes negocios y de actos de corrupción cometidos por personas estrechamente vinculadas con él; por el incumplimiento de sus promesas de campaña; por evidentes actos de injusticia cometidos generalmente contra los más débiles; por tratos privilegiados a determinados grupos económicos y, en algunos casos, por tragedias que costaron accidentes y pérdida de vidas que pudieron haberse salvado, pero que perecieron por acciones u omisiones cometidas por funcionarios de su gobierno.

A ello se suma la falta de solución de los graves problemas nacionales, que hoy son ya endémicos y que se han venido acumulando a lo largo de los años, sin respuesta alguna más allá de las demagogias sexenales. Las señales de enojo con el Presidente de la República deben ser así por los enormes poderes que le son otorgados al asumir el cargo, con la responsabilidad de usarlos en beneficio de la sociedad toda.

Desafortunadamente la ola de protestas se diluye con el tiempo, deja de ser fenómeno colectivo y se convierte en mero rencor individual, desarticulado e inocuo, sin ninguna trascendencia para el inculpado; a lo más, unos años de retiro le serán suficientes para luego reintegrarse a la vida nacional como celebridad social o para llevar una vida tranquila, con pensiones millonarias, disfrutando el usufructo de los actos de rapiña cometidos durante su gobierno y de los regalos concedidos como pago por aquellos a quienes beneficiaron en forma discrecional y por lo que se ha visto sin cargo alguno de conciencia, generado por sus errores, omisiones, engaños y, en la mayor parte de los casos, por los abusos cometidos a la sombra del poder.

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/06/02/opinion/022a1pol

[northoftheborder]

1. Translation?

[teddy51]

2. Here you go!

and if it does not make, the nation demande me
Enrique Calderón Alzati

With faithfully for the thousands of young people at this dark time for the country are becoming reference and hope for a future not only different, but fairer and better.

It is already part of the political life of Mexico at the end of each six-year period the President of the Republic is the subject of the more harsh criticism for abuses during his period of Government; by signals of big business and acts of corruption committed by persons closely associated with him; failure to comply with his campaign promises; for obvious acts of injustice usually committed against the weakest; treatment privileged to certain economic groups and, in some cases, by tragedies that cost accidents and loss of lives could have been saved, but were killed by actions or omissions committed by members of his Government.

In addition, the lack of solution of the serious national problems, which are today already endemic and which have accumulated over the years, without any reply over the sexenales demagogues. The signs of anger with the President of the Republic must be as well by the enormous powers that you are granted to assume the position, with the responsibility to use them for the benefit of all society.

Unfortunately the wave of protests is diluted over time, ceases to be collective phenomenon and becomes mere individual, disarticulated and innocuous rancor, without any significance to the accused; at best, a few years of retirement will be sufficient to then return to national life as social celebrity or to lead a quiet life, with millions of dollars pension, enjoy the usufruct of predatory acts committed during his rule and gifts granted as payment by those who benefited on a discretionary basis and from what he has seen free of charge of consciencegenerated by their mistakes, omissions, cheating and, in most cases, for abuses committed in the shadow of power.

Microsoft Translator
And if the applicant fails to do so, that the nation me demande
Enrique Calderon Alzati

With a warm greeting to the thousands of young people in this dark time for the country are becoming far and hope for a future not only different, but better and more equitable.

It is already part of the political life of Mexico that at the end of each six-year period the President of the Republic is the subject of the most harsh criticism by the abuses committed during their period of government; by the signs of major businesses and acts of corruption by individuals closely associated with the word; in the failure of his campaign promises; for obvious acts of injustice committed against the generally weaker; by privileged treatment to certain economic groups and, in some cases, tragedies that cost accidents and loss of lives that could have been saved, but that were killed by actions or omissions committed by officials of his government.

This is compounded by the absence of a solution to the serious national problems, which today are already endemic and that have been accumulating over the years, with no response whatsoever beyond the sexennial demagoguery. The signs of anger with the President of the Republic must be well by the enormous powers that are granted upon assuming office, with the responsibility to use them for the benefit of society as a whole.

Unfortunately, the wave of protests is diluted with the time, it ceases to be collective phenomena and becomes mere rancor individual, disjointed and harmless, without any significance to the accused; at most, a few years of retirement, he will be sufficient to then return to the national life as social celebrity or to lead a quiet life, with pensions millionaire, enjoying the usufruct of the acts of spoliation committed during his government and of the gifts granted as payment for those who benefited in the form discretion

SDL
and if this way it will not do it, that the nation sues it me
Enrique Calderón Alzati

With an affectionate greeting for the thousands of young people who in this dark epoch for the country are turning into modality and hope for a future not only differently, but more just and better.

It is already a part of the political life of Mexico that at the end of every period sexenal the President of the Republic is an object of the hardest criticism for the abuses committed during its period of government; for the signs of big business and of acts of corruption committed by persons closely linked with him(it); for the nonperformance of its promises of campaign; for clear acts of injustice committed generally against the weakest; for dealings(manners) privileged to certain holdings and, in some cases, for tragedies that cost accidents and loss of lives that could have been saved, but that perished for actions or omissions committed by officials of its government.

It there joins theabsence of solution of the national serious problems, which today are already endemic and which they have come accumulating throughout the years, without any answer beyond the demagogy(demagogueries) sexenales. The signs of annoyance with the President of the Republic must be like that for the enormous powers that are granted him on having assumed the charge, with the responsibility of using for the sake of the society everything everything.

Unfortunately the protests wave is diluted by the time, stops being a collective phenomenon and turns into mere individual, incoherent and innocuous rancor, without any transcendency for the accused one; to more(any more), a few years of retirement him(her,you) will be sufficient then to return to the national life like social celebrity or to take a calm life, with millionaire pensions, enjoying the usufruct of the acts of pillage committed during its government and of the gifts granted like payment by those to those who benefited in form tact

PROMPT

[EFerrari]

3. ("And if I fail to act, let the nation demand it of me")

I haven't found a bilingual site yet, but expect to, shortly, as there are young people here, too, participating in this movement.