Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2023 October 4

= October 4 =

Tlatelolco massacre
Why were the students opposed to the Olympics? The article talks about the students protesting the Olympics, but doesn't explain anything. The related Mexican Movement of 1968 article notes that many Mexicans opposed the Mexican government's lavish spending to build Olympic facilities, but by the time of the massacre — just ten days before the Games began — presumably the construction was complete or nearly complete, and the money couldn't have been un-spent. Nyttend (talk) 10:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)


 * According to this article, the students were protesting against police and military repression - a previous riot had been quelled by the use of a bazooka. The context is the protests of 1968. Alansplodge (talk) 12:08, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Mexico: Why the Students Rioted from Current History lists the six demands of the students:
 * Release of political prisoners
 * Repeal of Article 145 which outlawed any political activity which could be described as "social dissolution"
 * Abolition of Mexico City's Granaderos riot police
 * Dismissal of the Mexico City chief of police
 * Compensation for those injured in previous riots
 * Holding to account those responsible for police brutality
 * The forthcoming Olympics were the government's pretext for aggressive repression of the demonstrations. Alansplodge (talk) 12:31, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The article quotes a slogan of the protesters: ¡No queremos olimpiadas, queremos revolución! ("We don't want Olympics, we want revolution"). Does the article address this at all, and explain how it fits with their other demands?  I don't have JSTOR access anymore.  Nyttend (talk) 18:27, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * BTW Nyttend, you can access JSTOR through the The Wikipedia Library or open a personal account which is pretty easy. Alansplodge (talk) 17:25, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hosting the Olympics was an ostentatious prestige project. The slogan, not itself a demand, protested the political status quo by attacking the priorities of the government. I think it needs no further explanation. --Lambiam 09:07, 5 October 2023 (UTC)