Comments on: The Island of Mystery http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-island-of-mystery/ UFO News, Views, and More Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ad Hoc http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-island-of-mystery/#comment-5129 Ad Hoc Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:58:33 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-island-of-mystery/#comment-5129 Further to red pill junkie's post, I recall similar arguments being raised about the UMMO hoax/mystery/whatever being used as a cover for political dissent in Spain (under Franco I'd guess). I'm no expert on Puerto Ricans' attitude to the US, but perhaps the paranormal angle could be drawing foreigners'attention in a similar way? For example, Timothy Good's included a lot of detail on Puerto Rico in recent books which have been published internationally. Further to red pill junkie’s post, I recall similar arguments being raised about the UMMO hoax/mystery/whatever being used as a cover for political dissent in Spain (under Franco I’d guess). I’m no expert on Puerto Ricans’ attitude to the US, but perhaps the paranormal angle could be drawing foreigners’attention in a similar way? For example, Timothy Good’s included a lot of detail on Puerto Rico in recent books which have been published internationally.

]]> By: red pill junkie http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-island-of-mystery/#comment-5121 red pill junkie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:24:14 +0000 http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-island-of-mystery/#comment-5121 <i>Writing in 1996 Professor Rafael A Lara-Palmeros drew comparisons between the Mexican chupacabra and political terrorism in the country: "Since its first appearance in the national media, the 'Chupacabras', has captured the attention of everyone, from musicians to intellectuals. Numerous references to the creature have appeared in Mexico's printed media presenting an entity which has been variously linked to Subcomandante Marcos of the EZLN, with the myth of 'La Llorona' and to the poverty and lack of education affecting the country. The real 'Chupacabras', so to speak - is the drought and the hunger affecting the country, along with the current political crisis, unemployment and lawlessness. Delirious minds have created their own myths and legends as a result of the penury which has engulfed Mexico as a nation". </i> What Professor Rafael A Lara-Palmeros failed to see at that time, was that the mexican government took ample and fruitful use of the Chupacabra legend, to drive the public's attention from the Zapatista guerrilla and political upheaval. Better let people talk about weird cattle mutilations, than discuss about Subcomandante Marcos and the terrible economic recession the country was suffering. In the end, the banks that declared bankrupcy in the mid 90s and had to be saved by the government, proved to be far more lethal and "blood-thirsty" to the mexican people than any fortean crypto-beast... Writing in 1996 Professor Rafael A Lara-Palmeros drew comparisons between the Mexican chupacabra and political terrorism in the country:

“Since its first appearance in the national media, the ‘Chupacabras’, has captured the attention of everyone, from musicians to intellectuals. Numerous references to the creature have appeared in Mexico’s printed media presenting an entity which has been variously linked to Subcomandante Marcos of the EZLN, with the myth of ‘La Llorona’ and to the poverty and lack of education affecting the country. The real ‘Chupacabras’, so to speak - is the drought and the hunger affecting the country, along with the current political crisis, unemployment and lawlessness. Delirious minds have created their own myths and legends as a result of the penury which has engulfed Mexico as a nation”.

What Professor Rafael A Lara-Palmeros failed to see at that time, was that the mexican government took ample and fruitful use of the Chupacabra legend, to drive the public’s attention from the Zapatista guerrilla and political upheaval. Better let people talk about weird cattle mutilations, than discuss about Subcomandante Marcos and the terrible economic recession the country was suffering.

In the end, the banks that declared bankrupcy in the mid 90s and had to be saved by the government, proved to be far more lethal and “blood-thirsty” to the mexican people than any fortean crypto-beast…

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