And of course, it s the level of the problems in Mexico City, with earthquakes, revolutions etc. A lot of writers write for newspapers, give talks, it seems to me there s an active intellectual life. Someone like Monsivais is constantly asked his opinion about what s going on in politics. Boullosa is one of the leaders of the ecological movement. Poniatowska is constantly asked to sign petitions.
Writers can t get away.
And it s because people don t trust politicians. They don t trust the police, the writers are the only ones they think, ah, we respect their opinion. The first miracle is that the city works. That you can get water on a daily basis, that you can get light and power supply, and so on. I wouldn t like to be leader of this place because it would be so difficult to rule such a place.