I agree, and this ongoing presence of the Revolution in Mexicans' national consciousness and…

Is this a revolution that “has legs”, in other words, does it continue to move the Mexican people? I would argue yes, there is a long history of liberal revolution and struggle against the conservative tradition. Benjamin argues that “for nearly two centuries have been preoccupied by the transcendent struggle to define and construct”[7] what it is to be Mexican. The legacy of the Mexican Revolution is that by “confronting the Diaz regime in Mexico, they rattle…
Viva la revolucion
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I agree, and this ongoing presence of the Revolution in Mexicans' national consciousness and identity, as Benjamin describes, is one of my main reasons for seeing the Revolution as having legs.
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Associate Dean, History Instructor, & researcher of the Borderlands, U.S. West, & Modern Mexico. I just published a book about violence and the rural border.
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