- Feb 2016
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It was signing free trade agreements that threatened to devastate the region’s corn market and the community’s main subsistence crop.
This article states that they want complete independence from their government and in result have to deal with poverty, yet is this article a little one sided? Looking at other sides of this issue articles state that the Zapistas (though wanting to be independent) are actually wanting government aid to help their poverty and illiteracy (https://www.globalenvision.org/library/3/721). Can the Zapistas and the government come to a compromise?
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He said the term "is well-defined: intimidating somebody physically, following them, doing it at night, doing it in ways that make someone fear for their safety, obstructing somebody. All of that is illegal."
There should be a middle ground solution. Instead of panhandling or no panhandling near kids. There should be a solution that meets in the middle that not only supports children's safety but the well being of the homeless as well.
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He said children's safety was paramount.
What about the homeless? They have the right to be able to get the little change/food scraps that they can.
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