Zapatistas

The Zapatistas in the Chiapas of Mexico are a very poor people. So poor, in fact, that they have to survive on grilled cheese sandwiches. But they have no cheese, so they substitute the cheese with dirt. They have no bread either, so they use the leaves off of the trees as the "bread" of their "grilled cheese sandwiches."

Anyways, joking aside, they are really poor. Like, really poor. However, with globalization and availability to new technology and information, they did something not many have ever done before.

Most poor, weak communities would shut themselves away from the rest of the world - in fear of being taken over, or harmed, or something like that. The Zapatistas, (the revolutionary people they are) did the exact opposite. They opened their gates to the world and got messages sent around the internet, letting the general public know of their dire situation. Surprisinly, this is going along quite swimmingly. I'm really quite surprised that not many others (or NO others) have done this before. People really aren't as heartless as many others make them to be. Society sees a person in trouble, and often times, people do what they can to prove to the world that they care. Obviously, some exceptions to this exist, as there are always mean people around. That's just the way it is. But seriously, this is a perfect example of humanity's selflessness. You can look over there, at Africa - one of the poorest places in the world, and every day see thousands of VOLUNTEERS helping the people, with no personal benefit from it. Often times, people look around and see only violence, hostility, and unhappiness. All one needs to do is open his eyes and see all the happy people - I mean, we contribute to society's well-being too, right? There are people laughing, sharing, caring, living, and the Zapatistas are the ONLY people to really take advantage of that.