Letter to Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez[1]
Zapatista Army for National Liberation
Mexico
November – December 2012
“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it”
Tyrion Lannister to Jon Snow
“A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet sooner or later in every man’s life comes a day when it is not easy, a day when he must choose.”
Master Aemon Targaryen to Jon Snow
To: Luis Héctor Álvarez Álvarez. Somewhere in Mexico (I hope)
From: Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. Chiapas, México.
Señor Álvarez…
Err…Allow me a moment, Señor Álvarez, to explain a little bit about where the epigraphs come from; the quotes are from the book: A Song of Ice and Fire. Book One: Game of Thrones. 1996. George R.R. Martin. The television series Game of Thrones, which gets its name from the first volume of the saga, isn’t bad (Peter Hayden Dinklange, who gives image and voice to Tyrion Lannister, ironically, stands above the other actors and actresses; Jon Snow is played by Kit Harington, and Master Aemon Targaryen by Peter Vaughan), and you can obtain the first two seasons at a reasonable price from your favorite video seller (say yes to piracy).
The DVD that I watched was an unrequested gift from an street vendor on Eje Central, Mexico City (that is to say, someone bought it there and sent it to me)…oops, Mexico City’s “left” government is going to enforce article 362 of the criminal code against me because, let’s face it, it’s applicable to just about everything (they would be the envy of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz…oh, oh, and this article was proposed in 2002 by then-mayor of Mexico City, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and approved by the Mexico City legislature which had a PRD majority…hmm…don’t use this part…I wouldn’t want them to say that I am at the service of the right…you know how much I worry about what is said about me.)
The image was a little pixelated, but you could see and hear it pretty well. And at a good price, they tell me; in any case, it’s cheaper than paying for HBO, and without the anxiety of having to wait another week to know what happened with little Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright), or with the dazzling Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
However I would also recommend reading the books – yes I know that this presidential term reading books isn’t in fashion and buying hair gel is cheaper – but one advantage is that you can take a course in practical philosophy (ah, the paradoxes) through the dialogues of Tyrion Lannister (who, I am told, is a literary projection of Mr. George R.R. Martin). The other advantage is that you can “spoil” (or whatever it’s called these days) copiously on your favorite blogs. Although it will earn you the enmity of many, your points (still negative) will increase significantly for posting. Just don’t go too far, because if it occurs to you to say that what happens in “Dance of Dragons”…ok…ok…ok…I’ll stop…say no to spoiling.
You’re Welcome.
Sincerely,
Marquitos Spoil.
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