Comments on: Washington Post calls Oaxaca a “riot.” http://elenemigocomun.net/1362 The Common Enemy y Oaxaqueñ@ Solidarity Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: eec http://elenemigocomun.net/1362#comment-69710 eec Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:22:44 +0000 http://elenemigocomun.net/1362#comment-69710 Washington Post article on Oaxaca gets a beating http://mexicoreporter.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/washington-post-article-on-oaxaca-gets-a-beating/ Washington Post article on Oaxaca gets a beating
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]]> By: Matt Plavnick http://elenemigocomun.net/1362#comment-68095 Matt Plavnick Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:44:38 +0000 http://elenemigocomun.net/1362#comment-68095 I was appalled when I read Connolly's article, and was thrilled to hear Jill set the record straight so clearly and so quickly. The harm done here is not simply that the author overuses the term "riot." It's that the peaceful nature of 7 months' worth of protest is completely and irresponsibly overlooked, while the government is applauded for "restoring order" to the streets of Oaxaca. Let us please, please reach out as far as possible on this issue to set the record straight. It is hard enough to get reliable information about Oaxaca in the US (and Mexico for that matter) without outlets like the WaPo blurring the truth by the carelessness of omission. I was appalled when I read Connolly’s article, and was thrilled to hear Jill set the record straight so clearly and so quickly. The harm done here is not simply that the author overuses the term “riot.” It’s that the peaceful nature of 7 months’ worth of protest is completely and irresponsibly overlooked, while the government is applauded for “restoring order” to the streets of Oaxaca.

Let us please, please reach out as far as possible on this issue to set the record straight. It is hard enough to get reliable information about Oaxaca in the US (and Mexico for that matter) without outlets like the WaPo blurring the truth by the carelessness of omission.

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