Well about a week and a half ago on april 10th, all of the university classes were cancelled because a series of protests and demonstrations by public school teachers broke out in the province of Neuquen the week before. The protesters shut down a bunch of major roads and were disrupting the important Semana Santa (Holy Week) tourist weekend. So the governor of Neuquen ordered the police to shut them down. Everything came to a head when a tear gas canister canister fired by the cops "accidentally" struck and killed a chemistry teacher. There is speculation that it was intentional.
so then in buenos aires, young and old at the drop of a hat seem ready to organize a protest in the city. they must all just keep their protest gear ready by the front door. i was amazed how common it is to have the city practically shut down because of student protests. it made me think, why dont the young people have this kind of rallying power and potential anymore in the US? the young people here really place themselves within their political system.
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