Redes (1936)

Silvio Hernández: Miro

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• Miro : Compañeros! How long do we have to put up with this slavery and poverty? Who of you in any given year earns more than 40 centavos a day? Who can feed their families with so little? Who has money for medicine? We all know it's unfair, but we know it doesn't have to be this way. A few exploitesr take everything to satisfy their greed. They did not make the sea, the river, or the fish, and they didn't make the canoes, boats or nets either. Nor did they make us. They didn't give our arms the strength with which to work or anything else. Why can't we exchange fish with those who breed cattle, with those who harvest corn, or with those who make fabric? Who prevents this change? Those with money have taken over the boats, nets, ice plants, and transport. They control everything, and they pay us whatever they like.