Marcos, the virtual death of a ‘No Global’ hero
Part imposter, part revolutionary, the Subcomandante of the Chiapas revolt hangs up his balaclava and his 'hologram'.
When, on the night of May 25, the mythical leader Subcomandante Marcos started his long, poetic and melancholic statement on Radio Insurgente, no one expected him to announce his own death. Even less so his re-birth.
Just the day before, the Mexican leader of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) had made his first public appearance after five years of silence. He was on horseback, wearing a black balaclava and smoking a pipe, sporting a pirate skull-and-crossbones patch over his right eye.
If you want to read it all, purchase the entire issue in pdf for just three euro
Part imposter, part revolutionary, the Subcomandante of the Chiapas revolt hangs up his balaclava and his ‘hologram’.
When, on the night of May 25, the mythical leader Subcomandante Marcos started his long, poetic and melancholic statement on Radio Insurgente, no one expected him to announce his own death. Even less so his re-birth.
Just the day before, the Mexican leader of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) had made his first public appearance after five years of silence. He was on horseback, wearing a black balaclava and smoking a pipe, sporting a pirate skull-and-crossbones patch over his right eye.
This content if for our subscribers
Subscribe for 1 year and gain unlimited access to all content on eastwest.eu plus both the digital and the hard copy of the geopolitical magazine
Gain 1 year of unlimited access to only the website and digital magazine
