Zapatistas set sail across the Atlantic to discover Europe

May 11, 2021 11:38 AM

We will set sail and journey once again to tell the planet that in the world that we hold in our collective heart, there is room for everyone. (...) We’re ready to wait there in front of the European coast and unfold a large banner that reads “Wake up!” We will wait there to see if anyone reads the message, then wait a little longer to see if anyone wakes up, and then a little longer to see if anyone does anything.
posted by Tom-B (11 comments total)

Sorry, fellas, but Moehanga beat you to it. FWIW he wasn't terribly impressed.
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 11:54 AM on May 11, 2021 [2 favorites]

Zhuang He will probably argue that...

fantastic links btw, thanks for posting
posted by infini at 12:00 PM on May 11, 2021 [2 favorites]

Wow, this is amazing to see ROAR mag referenced on Metafilter. Viva la revolución!
posted by blindkoala at 12:59 PM on May 11, 2021 [2 favorites]

Thus, the first foot that will set on European soil (that is, if they let us disembark) will not be that of man or a woman. It will be the foot of another.

With what the deceased SupMarcos would have described as “a slap with a black stocking in the face of all the heteropatriarchal left,” it has been decided that the first person to disembark will be Marijose.

As soon as they will have planted both feet firmly on European ground and recovered from seasickness, Marijose will shout out:

“Surrender, pale heteropatriarchal faces who persecute that which is different!”

Nah, I’m joking. But wouldn’t it be good if they did?"

This is amazing! But WAIT, Subcommandante Marcos is dead??? His Wikipedia page doesn't say he's dead!
posted by RedEmma at 1:03 PM on May 11, 2021

But WAIT, Subcommandante Marcos is dead???

Well, he is and he is not dead.
posted by vacapinta at 1:07 PM on May 11, 2021 [4 favorites]

Per this 2014 article it's complicated.
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 1:10 PM on May 11, 2021 [3 favorites]

Welcome, compañeroas, compañeras and compañeros zapatistas, to the diverse geographies of the continent that will soon be renamed Slumil K’ajxemk’op.

can we call it "slum" for short?
posted by pyramid termite at 4:42 PM on May 11, 2021 [1 favorite]

Apropos Moehanga Day.

Thanks for the post Tom-B, I am inspired to learn a lot more about the Zapatistas.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 7:22 PM on May 11, 2021 [1 favorite]

Does anyone have any more information on the sailboat they're on? It would be interesting to track it on VesselFinder or similar. It looks, uh, unique.
posted by Kadin2048 at 10:30 AM on May 12, 2021 [1 favorite]

>Zhuang He will probably argue that...

Zheng He never left the Indian Ocean...

>fantastic links btw, thanks for posting

You're welcome!
posted by Tom-B at 5:12 PM on May 12, 2021 [1 favorite]

Wonderful! Viva Slumil K’ajxemk’op!
posted by hungrytiger at 5:49 PM on May 12, 2021