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[pinchecompa]

Marcos on the topic of the "ski masks":

Ante la multitud que llegó a verlo y escucharlo, tocó el tema del pasamontañas: "Quítate la máscara, dicen los ricos, los gobernantes. ¡Que se la quiten ellos y de una vez se desnuden!"

that was a quote from todays day of meetings in Q.Roo Mexico

short and to the point.

Comments

[hyperlatina]

word - THAT my friend, is the question that SHOULD be asked: why won't the politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen take off THEIR masks?

[pinchecompa]

i know right! ...while in mexico thats all i was asked about by family and friends "i think marcos needs to take off his mask." and i was always like thats not the issue damn it! lol

[hyperlatina]

exactly... people make that an issue to divert the attention from the REAL issue at hand. It's a strategy.

[pinchecompa]

yo whats good...yeah im in the states again....currently in North Carolina but yeah ill be in town come NCOR...

well for the most part the pasanonta~a wasnt used by the community members unless they were working the gates of the communites or working at the Junta de Buen Govierno. So yeah i didnt see anything outta the norm for that to happen

[insertmusichere]

i transliterated that and it doesn't seem to make sense. can you translate it for me?

[pinchecompa]

Ante la multitud que llegó a verlo y escucharlo,{before the multitude that showed up to see and hear him}
tocó el tema del pasamontañas:{he touched the subject of the masks}
"Quítate la máscara, dicen los ricos, los gobernantes. {"take off your mask, say the rich, the politicians...}
¡Que se la quiten ellos y de una vez se desnuden!"{Have them take theirs off and for once show there true skin!}

[insertmusichere]

thanks. that makes a lot more sense. im learning little by little.