Talk:Ricardo Flores Magón
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How did he "obstruct the US war efforts"? Seems like an important thing since he died in prison. Red Star
- Probably by speaking out against the war. Any public criticism of WWI or the US government would land you in prison or deported back then. Ungovernable ForcePoll: Which religious text should I read? 06:10, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- There was a wave of anti-leftist paranoia in the US following the 1917 Russian Revolution. See Espionage Act of 1917, Palmer Raids, Eugene V. Debs, Sacco and Vanzetti. Flores Magon was just in a place where , as Pogo would say, you could get arrested on suspicion of being suspicious. Notably, the same US government that snapped up Flores Magon and Debs on a whiff of evidence and deported numerous alleged anarchists, took nearly 10 more years to bother with real threats like Al Capone. BTW, Flores Magón should be referred to in the article by both names. Magón was his mother's name, magonistas were probably called as such due to flores being a more common name and not being very macho sounding.. a florista would be rough cognate to florist in English.. Tubezone 08:06, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- Viva las Floristas! Ungovernable ForcePoll: Which religious text should I read? 08:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- There was a wave of anti-leftist paranoia in the US following the 1917 Russian Revolution. See Espionage Act of 1917, Palmer Raids, Eugene V. Debs, Sacco and Vanzetti. Flores Magon was just in a place where , as Pogo would say, you could get arrested on suspicion of being suspicious. Notably, the same US government that snapped up Flores Magon and Debs on a whiff of evidence and deported numerous alleged anarchists, took nearly 10 more years to bother with real threats like Al Capone. BTW, Flores Magón should be referred to in the article by both names. Magón was his mother's name, magonistas were probably called as such due to flores being a more common name and not being very macho sounding.. a florista would be rough cognate to florist in English.. Tubezone 08:06, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Birthdate
The birth year on the English page is 1874; on the Spanish page it is 1873.
I remember reading about the controversy over this date. I'll look into it again and try to fix up the Wikipedia.
Fraternally yours, Mitchell Cowen Verter —Preceding unsigned comment added by RoadrunnerAtWaste (talk • contribs) 16:58, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, Mitchell, you're right; the Handbook of Texas Online says 1873, while the Anarchy Archives say September 16, 1874. Skomorokh incite 17:03, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
- I notice you (or someone with a very similar name) recently edited Dreams of Freedom: A Ricardo Flores Magón Reader; if it is you, do you know of any authoritative source so that we can find out which date is accurate? Skomorokh incite 17:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
All the most reliable sources do say it's 1874, but I still haven't figured out why some give the date as 1873. Mitch —Preceding unsigned comment added by RoadrunnerAtWaste (talk • contribs) 03:09, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
