sh**t hitting the fan in Mexico, millions protest

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It seems that the popular Mexico City mayor is being blocked from running for President.


According to the most recent poll for the El Universal newspaper, 72 per cent of Mexicans believe Mr López Obrador was impeached to remove a political rival, rather than as part of a legal proceeding. Two-thirds said they would be prepared to take part in acts of civil disobedience to support him.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/24/1795/90526

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This rebellion should be crushed.

Not a fan of Democracy, I see? At least after Debs was arrested, he was still able to run in the 1920 election. In Mexico, they can block you from running.

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Well, I prefer freedom to democracy, personally.

How is arbitrarily denying people the right to run for President freedom?

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Well, the problem is that once he was elected president, he would infringe upon the freedom of the minority. Certainly terrible.

Anyway, I don't know the situation. If he's just a left-wing extremist, I guess go ahead and let him screw the country over FDR style. Doesn't hurt me any. But if he actually did something wrong, then go ahead and ban him, and crush this rebellion.

So basically you only care about the freedom of the rich?

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No, of everyone. But helping yourself to property that isn't yours is not 'freedom,' obviously.

Denying someone the right to run for office just because they want the rich to pay their fair share is not freedom.

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If he's a left-winger, he obviously wants them to pay more than that. Though really, any tax system that isn't a flat dollar amount is truly 'unfair' to the rich, who benefit much less from the government. I suppose even a flat dollar amount would be unfair in that regard.

But you know, you have to be practical about these things.

I think Mexico is about the only 1st world country with lower taxes for the rich than the US.

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Over 1 million in just one protest.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11479896.htm