Iguala Student Protests and Socialism in Mexico
Kanon Hewitt
POLI100-228 Introduction to Politics
Chris Erickson
Miaofeng Zhang The student protest of discriminatory hiring practices in the Mexican education system was inspired by revolutionist socialist ideology seen during the Cuban Revolution. The subsequent massacre of the protesting students serves as a chilling reminder that socialism has not yet succeeded in the state. The corruption of the local government as well as recent Mexican history and experience created conditions in which revolutionary socialism often takes root, and led the students of Iguala to demand socialist reform. Though they were are not classified as leftist guerrilla fighters as the Cuban revolutionaries …show more content…
187) by violently suppressing protesters and dissenters. Blacker cites activists in Guerrero, Mexico, to argue that the people were heavily influenced by the Cuban revolution and its success, but suffered from the inability to rally the masses in the necessary scale (Blacker, 2009, p. 188). Attempts at socialist reform in Mexico faced the challenge of reconciling nationalist rhetoric with “the more internationalist language of class struggle” (Blacker, 2009, p. 207), with protesters advocating anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism in addition to strong nationalist ideals. Despite this challenge, the protests of the masses against the corrupt government nonetheless supports that the Cuban revolution inspired Mexico’s socialist movement that sought to secure economic and political inclusion for its people. The ideology that motivated the students of Iguala spread its influence throughout the masses through socialist education programs that taught ideals such as a democratic political processes, political accountability, decried capitalist economic exploitation, and created a surge in the masses’ desire for political participation (Black, 2009, p. …show more content…
The corruption of the local government as well as recent Mexican history and experience created conditions in which revolutionary socialism often takes root. Iguala government extremely corrupt with strong connections to Guerreros Unidos, they worked together to massacre students protesting for socialist values,
References
Archibold, R. C. (2014, November 4). Investigators in mexico detain mayor and wife over missing students. The New York Times
Blacker, O. (2010). Cold war in the countryside: Conflict in guerrero, mexico. The Americas, 66(2), November 13, 2014-181-210. doi:Oct., 2009
Garner, R., Ferdinand, P., Lawson, S., & MacDonald, D. B. (2013). Introduction to politics (Canada ed.). Ontario: Oxford University Press Canada.
Iaccino, L. (2014, October 22). Mexico 's 43 missing students: Theories behind mysterious disappearance. International Business Times
Mosendz, P. (2014, October 6). A mass grave points to a student massacre in mexico. The Atlantic
Patenostro, S. (2010). Mexico as a narco-democracy. World Policy Journal, 12(1,), November 13, 2014-41-47. doi:Spring,
Kanon Hewitt
POLI100-228 Introduction to Politics
Chris Erickson
Miaofeng Zhang The student protest of discriminatory hiring practices in the Mexican education system was inspired by revolutionist socialist ideology seen during the Cuban Revolution. The subsequent massacre of the protesting students serves as a chilling reminder that socialism has not yet succeeded in the state. The corruption of the local government as well as recent Mexican history and experience created conditions in which revolutionary socialism often takes root, and led the students of Iguala to demand socialist reform. Though they were are not classified as leftist guerrilla fighters as the Cuban revolutionaries …show more content…
187) by violently suppressing protesters and dissenters. Blacker cites activists in Guerrero, Mexico, to argue that the people were heavily influenced by the Cuban revolution and its success, but suffered from the inability to rally the masses in the necessary scale (Blacker, 2009, p. 188). Attempts at socialist reform in Mexico faced the challenge of reconciling nationalist rhetoric with “the more internationalist language of class struggle” (Blacker, 2009, p. 207), with protesters advocating anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism in addition to strong nationalist ideals. Despite this challenge, the protests of the masses against the corrupt government nonetheless supports that the Cuban revolution inspired Mexico’s socialist movement that sought to secure economic and political inclusion for its people. The ideology that motivated the students of Iguala spread its influence throughout the masses through socialist education programs that taught ideals such as a democratic political processes, political accountability, decried capitalist economic exploitation, and created a surge in the masses’ desire for political participation (Black, 2009, p. …show more content…
The corruption of the local government as well as recent Mexican history and experience created conditions in which revolutionary socialism often takes root. Iguala government extremely corrupt with strong connections to Guerreros Unidos, they worked together to massacre students protesting for socialist values,
References
Archibold, R. C. (2014, November 4). Investigators in mexico detain mayor and wife over missing students. The New York Times
Blacker, O. (2010). Cold war in the countryside: Conflict in guerrero, mexico. The Americas, 66(2), November 13, 2014-181-210. doi:Oct., 2009
Garner, R., Ferdinand, P., Lawson, S., & MacDonald, D. B. (2013). Introduction to politics (Canada ed.). Ontario: Oxford University Press Canada.
Iaccino, L. (2014, October 22). Mexico 's 43 missing students: Theories behind mysterious disappearance. International Business Times
Mosendz, P. (2014, October 6). A mass grave points to a student massacre in mexico. The Atlantic
Patenostro, S. (2010). Mexico as a narco-democracy. World Policy Journal, 12(1,), November 13, 2014-41-47. doi:Spring,