The Zapatista rebel movement in southern Mexico says it is dissolving the “autonomous municipalities” it declared in the years following the group’s 1994 armed uprising.
So I talked with a Mexican friend who knows stuff. He says that they are winding down because they cant attract new members. The risks from increased police, military, and cartel presence and the increased benefits from the Mexican government under Amlo have shifted the cost/benefit against the Zapatistas.
There were also internal issues over leadership and accusations of nepotism.
He says this isn’t a “retool” or “tactical retreat” it is a surrender.
So I talked with a Mexican friend who knows stuff. He says that they are winding down because they cant attract new members. The risks from increased police, military, and cartel presence and the increased benefits from the Mexican government under Amlo have shifted the cost/benefit against the Zapatistas. There were also internal issues over leadership and accusations of nepotism.
He says this isn’t a “retool” or “tactical retreat” it is a surrender.