Jul 16, 2022Liked by Paulo Rosas Chávez, Joshua Collins
Very good article Paulo. Parallels can be drawn between the situation of the Mapuche and the struggle of the Palestinian people for statehood. I also laughed at the piece at the end about the Coypu. Did you know that there are also Coypu in the Norfolk Broads, a Lakeland area in the East of England? They were originally brought in to (I think) keep the population of mink under control. But things got out of hand and the Coypu population itself exploded. There are now "Coypu Patrol" trucks to be seen in the Broads area. At first I thought it was a joke, but it's deadly serious as the Coypu are killing off a lot of indigenous species. Keep up the good work! John Booth (Amy's dad).
thank you so much for your comment, John! I'm really glad you found the article interesting. And it's good to know about the parallelisms related to Mapuche People. I supose that this situation might be an effect of the post-colonial context.
PS: That "Coypu Patrol" situation reminds me of the hippos situation in Colombia: drug trafficker Pablo Escobar had some hippopotamuses brought to his private zoo. Years later, after his death, the hippos escaped, reproduced and today are a threat to the Colombian ecosystem.
Very good article Paulo. Parallels can be drawn between the situation of the Mapuche and the struggle of the Palestinian people for statehood. I also laughed at the piece at the end about the Coypu. Did you know that there are also Coypu in the Norfolk Broads, a Lakeland area in the East of England? They were originally brought in to (I think) keep the population of mink under control. But things got out of hand and the Coypu population itself exploded. There are now "Coypu Patrol" trucks to be seen in the Broads area. At first I thought it was a joke, but it's deadly serious as the Coypu are killing off a lot of indigenous species. Keep up the good work! John Booth (Amy's dad).
thank you so much for your comment, John! I'm really glad you found the article interesting. And it's good to know about the parallelisms related to Mapuche People. I supose that this situation might be an effect of the post-colonial context.
PS: That "Coypu Patrol" situation reminds me of the hippos situation in Colombia: drug trafficker Pablo Escobar had some hippopotamuses brought to his private zoo. Years later, after his death, the hippos escaped, reproduced and today are a threat to the Colombian ecosystem.