"The prince has consequently issued orders: "Attack them! I shall supply the army and media. You come up with the ideas." So, right-wing intellectuals spend their time insulting their left-wing counterparts, and because of the Zapatista movement's international impact, they are now busy rewriting our story to suit the demands of the prince."
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Non-fiction authorsLatin American revolutionariesAnarcho-communistsIndigenous rights activistsActivists from Mexico
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Le Monde Diplomatique (August 2000) "Ideas Are Also Weapons"
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