Leo a través de DIGG, que Associated Press, el Washington Posts y otros tanto diarios y agencias estadounidenses, publican sus visiones sobre la elección en México, con la característica terminología y categorización tradicional de una elección en esos países.

Escribí a este respecto el siguiente texto en inglés:

Semantics, it is all about semantics. I have realized after some readings at international newspapers, that perception and symbolic identification of these candidates has been grounded on parallelisms with historical conservative-liberal / rightist-leftist terminology. That's not efficient for a good understanding of the problem.

Mexican "leftist" candidate has been always opposed by traditional Marxists, as he holds an open and clear position towards the importance of markets, and development of community / regional economies; un/fortunately his clear political / democratic position is only about to be discovered. On the other hand, the "conservative" candidate, whose party (actual government) bears indeed a line of very minor but successful steps towards an stable economy (despite the terrible problems with Mexican oil pricing), proposes a rabid promotion of free trade and international investment, with no clear policies for internal markets or regional economies yet; he didn't issue documents on several cultural / social affairs apart from a questionable plan for education and some ideas on regional development. The "leftist" did present a document for development on cultural activation, and grounded a policy of social development, considered as "populist" by analysts.

What is true, is that these are two totally opposed projects for a nation. So, if the "leftists" is not at the traditional left, then where is the right? Where is liberalism at the right or the left? Where are conservatives?

Increase at financial markets and social mobs being organized at the streets, are both result of speculation (well... obvious), but also result of chauvinism.

It is, finally, hard for Mexicans to trust their institutions, historically plagued by corruption and personal interests. Specially when two candidates representing a disjointed society fight for a %1 difference.

That difference, what a pity, is not about semantics.

Espero no despertar uno de estos días, con las pocas horas de sueño y ambiente de incomodidad con el que caminamos por la calle últimamente, con una noticia... fulminante.