Day one of the Economic Embargo of Honduras
July 2nd 2009 00:16
Can I just tell you that we have no Chocolate Syrup in Honduras?
It seems our "neighbors" and I use the term loosely . . . have seen it necessary to enforce an economic embargo of the country of Honduras.
Francisco Morazan the father of the patria of Central America must be rolling in his grave. The Organization of American States and the UN must be so timid about their own presidencies that one small forced sucession can result in the economic embargo of a pueblo.
The only reason I know of the economic embargo is because some woman was looking for chocolate syrup today. I perked up my ears when I heard, because I also have been looking for chocolate syrup lately.
I had just come from the Paiz supermarket in La Ceiba. The Paiz is a Wal-Mart subsidiary. They had holes in their produce section . . . because they stock fancy imported produce from Guatemala. So I already suspected.
Fortunately I found all of my purchases in the Paiz (I bought bread, rum, local beans, local mantequilla, some plastic bags, American ketchup, american tuna in a can, and eeeeeeerily enough . . . .the last 2-liter of Coke Zero. I knew I was lucky there, the diet coke has been scarce for two days.).
But at the plastimer import store, where I went for the plastic baggies, there was a small family in the import food section. They were looking for "liquid chocolate," and I perked up my ears. If you remember, I've been wanting some chocolate syrup and I haven't been able to find it.
So, when I was checking out, the family asked at the register for the liquid chocolate, and when would they be getting some, because they had looked all over town. The girl behind the counter had the balls to say, "You know the borders are closed."
Just like that! We can't have chocolate syrup because some maniac tried to freak out and Honduras did the passive aggressive thing and flew him to Costa Rica.
That family had two small boys and a baby, and they looked economically capable of buying the liquid chocolate, and indeed looked all over town for it. I was lookiing myself, because it has been unbearably hot lately, and some cheap plain white ice cream with chocolate is super good. And those kids were black. And they can't have their liquid chocolate, and I can't have my sundae.
I have gone to work every day this week, because I believe that I am a Soldier of Morazan, the great founder and uniter of the Central American Patria. I have crammed English into the head of every student that bothered to show up this week (not many).
Today at 4 pm, I skipped class for the first time, because . . . there was supposed to be a demonstration at 3 pm, and I wanted it to happen and not impede it by having my students in class (not that they were showing up anyway). The honest truth, I live close to the university so I go there for socialization and to be a Soldado de Morazan and not let bad politics get in the way of good book learning.
I got home and the neighbor kids were loading the pickup up and they had an actual sign that said, "CNN - Si queremos democracia"
I don't think they ever went to the protest (putting your kids in a pickup is dangerous on a good day, and trust me, my neighbors are timid). I personally, am following the advice of my Embassy, that arrives almost daily these days. They say avoid public gatherings, so I stay home for demonstrations.
They only say that because some power hungry expat in Roatan tried to drive through a road block a few years ago, and Honduras is now tagged as a "violent demonstration" country. But, god knows some people hate Gringas, and my blonde head might make an irresistible target at a protest.
Anyway, I personally think it's all going to come out in the wash. I don't think Zelaya wants to come back (even though it appears that someone lent him a suit to appear before the UN). We have elections in November, and if the pueblo would like to run the country then by all means I incite them to run for local office, or support their favorite candidate or even vote consciously. Democracy continues, and it has many many manifestations other than one man, a President.
Even today at the inauguration of the president of Panama (with Zelaya in attendance in his borrowed suit), they swore to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC AND ALL OTHER LAWS.
Just like the newly inaugurated cabinet of Honduras did today. Just like Zelaya did.
I refuse to write more until I am supplied with a sufficient source of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems our "neighbors" and I use the term loosely . . . have seen it necessary to enforce an economic embargo of the country of Honduras.
Francisco Morazan the father of the patria of Central America must be rolling in his grave. The Organization of American States and the UN must be so timid about their own presidencies that one small forced sucession can result in the economic embargo of a pueblo.
Que viva la patria!
The only reason I know of the economic embargo is because some woman was looking for chocolate syrup today. I perked up my ears when I heard, because I also have been looking for chocolate syrup lately.
I had just come from the Paiz supermarket in La Ceiba. The Paiz is a Wal-Mart subsidiary. They had holes in their produce section . . . because they stock fancy imported produce from Guatemala. So I already suspected.
Fortunately I found all of my purchases in the Paiz (I bought bread, rum, local beans, local mantequilla, some plastic bags, American ketchup, american tuna in a can, and eeeeeeerily enough . . . .the last 2-liter of Coke Zero. I knew I was lucky there, the diet coke has been scarce for two days.).
But at the plastimer import store, where I went for the plastic baggies, there was a small family in the import food section. They were looking for "liquid chocolate," and I perked up my ears. If you remember, I've been wanting some chocolate syrup and I haven't been able to find it.
So, when I was checking out, the family asked at the register for the liquid chocolate, and when would they be getting some, because they had looked all over town. The girl behind the counter had the balls to say, "You know the borders are closed."
Just like that! We can't have chocolate syrup because some maniac tried to freak out and Honduras did the passive aggressive thing and flew him to Costa Rica.
That family had two small boys and a baby, and they looked economically capable of buying the liquid chocolate, and indeed looked all over town for it. I was lookiing myself, because it has been unbearably hot lately, and some cheap plain white ice cream with chocolate is super good. And those kids were black. And they can't have their liquid chocolate, and I can't have my sundae.
I have gone to work every day this week, because I believe that I am a Soldier of Morazan, the great founder and uniter of the Central American Patria. I have crammed English into the head of every student that bothered to show up this week (not many).
Today at 4 pm, I skipped class for the first time, because . . . there was supposed to be a demonstration at 3 pm, and I wanted it to happen and not impede it by having my students in class (not that they were showing up anyway). The honest truth, I live close to the university so I go there for socialization and to be a Soldado de Morazan and not let bad politics get in the way of good book learning.
I got home and the neighbor kids were loading the pickup up and they had an actual sign that said, "CNN - Si queremos democracia"
I don't think they ever went to the protest (putting your kids in a pickup is dangerous on a good day, and trust me, my neighbors are timid). I personally, am following the advice of my Embassy, that arrives almost daily these days. They say avoid public gatherings, so I stay home for demonstrations.
They only say that because some power hungry expat in Roatan tried to drive through a road block a few years ago, and Honduras is now tagged as a "violent demonstration" country. But, god knows some people hate Gringas, and my blonde head might make an irresistible target at a protest.
Anyway, I personally think it's all going to come out in the wash. I don't think Zelaya wants to come back (even though it appears that someone lent him a suit to appear before the UN). We have elections in November, and if the pueblo would like to run the country then by all means I incite them to run for local office, or support their favorite candidate or even vote consciously. Democracy continues, and it has many many manifestations other than one man, a President.
Even today at the inauguration of the president of Panama (with Zelaya in attendance in his borrowed suit), they swore to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC AND ALL OTHER LAWS.
Just like the newly inaugurated cabinet of Honduras did today. Just like Zelaya did.
I refuse to write more until I am supplied with a sufficient source of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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