Talk:El Yunque (organization)

Existance of El Yunque

The organization exitance is not well documented at all, just one trustworthy source : "Alvaro Delgados Book"

So you can't say it actually exists, and actually in the spanish wikipedia they actually say it's "supposed to be", not a "it is"

If you read the reference link in the article, pointing to an article in El Universal, that article contains statements from Manuel Espino that he is not himself a member of the organization, but that "Sé que la presencia en esta organización de algunos amigos míos (omite dar nombres), de los que por cierto me siento muy orgulloso, hizo que muchos me pusieran esta etiqueta, sin embargo no es verdad, no formo parte de El Yunque", in other words, he says he's not a member himself, but that some friends of his that he won't name, but that he's very proud of, are members, and that's why many people think that he's a member himself. This is the president of the PAN saying implicitly that the organization exists, and that he has friends that are members, and that he's very proud of them, implicitly saying that he approves of the organization. So, the organization is documented not just by critics (Alvaro Delgado), but also by comments from people who are positive to it, and claim to personally know members, and that should be considered good sources, since they are high-ranking right wing politicians in Mexico. I will revert this back now.

Also, please sign your comments. JZ

Of course, I also agree there is enough evidence to say that the organization exist. I would, however, object on how the supposed purpose of the organization is presented. We only have one source, and it is a critical source at that, on the organization's motives. In any case, how can you prove that El Yunque was paramilitary in nature? How can you prove that its purpose is fascism? How can you prove that members of El Yunque influence Vicente Fox's cabinet? Is it not possible that it may merely be a secret elite organization for commercial trading, or other religious purpose? We really have no source of this, and therefore believe we should be very careful in not presenting here as fact what are merely speculations. Hari Seldon 14:54, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

It isn't really a matter or proving, but rather document what other sources have said about the organization. So far most of the sources are critical of it (including some recent articles in La Jornada) and given the nature of the article it will be hard to find sources that give a different viewpoint. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 17:24, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I removed some of the names mentioned in the previous version of the article because there was no source for them nor an explanation of the kind of involvement of the persons mentioned. I assume the primary source was Álvaro Delgado's book. Perhaps a section about the book would be a better place for detailed info about El Yunque, specially highly specific details like their suppossed opposition to Masons and Jews, which, again, I assume come from Delgado's book. This will make quotation easier and will help in case of conflicting opinions by another journalist. Asereje 07:24, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Mmmphhh, real hard topic. but i´ll add what i can. I know for a fact that EL Yunque exists, for I have been with ex-members and I have heard several conversations about ¨the old days¨ as they call them. My father and his friends used to be members when he was at the university... strange thing that now my pop is a leftist. all of them where involved in paramilitary operations and training, and it was the extremist nature of them that made most of my father´s friends and himself quit just after they where out of medical school. i´m not too sure how to back most of these up, since it´s stuff that not too many people know about, after all, the group is highly elitist and they where hand picked and used pseudonims. maybe i should write a web page about it, hoping that nobody recognizes who i´m talking about... what do you think? I believe I can confirm some of these unsourced claims, but i´m not sure. any help?201.143.122.10 03:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

A quick reminder that wikipedia is not about what it is "factual" or "truth", but what can be referenced and easily consulted to be factual. I.e., assurances of being with "ex members" is not encyclopedic (perhaps, journalistic?)... However, a quotation to a reference about these ex members is encyclopedic. Wikipedia is not a publisher of original research. Hari Seldon 06:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

that´s exactly what i meant when i asked for help :) but really, how about I write an article about the matter (actually, i had been thinking about it for a while, that's how i got to this entry) and that article is then used as a reference? it could probably be said that it still is original research vecause i am posting this here.... but what are your thoughts? i believe this is a very interesting matter and i would like to contribute. i have contributed to some articles before, i gues i should register....201.170.25.11 01:26, 17 April 2007 (UTC)daniel jimenez

Daniel, what you are proposing is called original research and is not accepted in wikipedia. A verifiable source will have to be a published book or newspaper article that can be easily verified, checked and scrutinized easily.

My thoughts are that a lot of things have been said about "El Yunque" in the form of "a friend tells me that..." or, "it has been said", etc... All of this is speculation and is not encyclopedic, and has no place here. There is documentation to say that El Yuque exists, and that some members of the PAN are part of it (though, there is no evidence that ALL members of the PAN are part of it, or that El Yunque exists as a political organization through the PAN). So far, that is encyclopedic and acceptable, and unless a really good source comes up, we must be very careful about confusing editorials and opinions with encyclopedic knowledge. Hari Seldon 01:54, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

All right, thanks anyway. i still believe i will publish some of my research on a newspaper and see if i can find a little bit more documented on books (i remember quite clearly reading about it on a history book, i´ll have to check), perhaps even conduct a few formal inteviews, though they would most likely have to be anonimous. ooh, and i´m sure not ALL members of PAN are members as i know a few who strangely are masons, perhaps only some of the higher rankings (and it´s possible most of them don´t know who is actually in, part of the way the organization goes. and saying it exists through PAN would be exagerated). Thanks again for your input, and as i believe this is a very interesting subject, i hope more sources come up and the article gets better with time201.170.25.11 02:50, 17 April 2007 (UTC)daniel jimenez

NPOV

I think this article is highly biased.

Even though the existence of this organization is debatable, and sometimes tacitly accepted; the article strongly implies a bieased POV, attributing even crimes performed by this supposed organization..

You bunch of mochos, you digust me.

- yeah, now that's constructive discussion. 201.143.57.220 19:08, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

AMLO

Es evidente que quien firma como AMLO no tiene nada que ver con AMLO, y que es un miembro de la derecha que defiende y promueve a esta "supuesta" organización, que hace mucho ruido para ser una supuesta organización, ya me imagino a un miembro de la izquierda diciendo "bunch of mochos", sencillamente no tiene sentido, aquellos a quienes se les refiere como mochos*, son precisamente los que defienden y promueven a la "derecha".

• se llama "mocho" a una persona que usa eufemismos, que evita hablar de sexo, que no dice "groserías" (frente a los vecinos), que jamás en su vida usaría un preservativo, que no mira documentales de la evolución.... pero, que suele ser un esposo golpeador, que maltrata a sus hijos y que abusa sexualmente de su esposa; no tiene sentido que alguien que critica a la izquierda los llame "mochos", la izquierda es todo lo contrario a ello, no tiene sentido.

Incubo

neutrality

aside from being poorly written, the third paragraph of this article features condenatory (condemnatory ) phrases, of ironic nature when it refers to the yunque "being as evil as the boogeyman". It would greatly help its informative qualities if that part was left out or edited.

The previously mentioned condemnatory phrases of ironic nature have been removed a while ago. I've added some testimony about El Yunque from a recognized ex-member (former mayor of Puebla), the source is not a left-wing publication, but surprisingly, a right-wing website (with alleged ties to El Yunque) which incidentally states that it is linked to the PAN. Perhaps it's time to remove the questioned neutrality note on this article. .201.116.131.166 04:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)José Guzmán.

So uh, it's real?

Might want to remove the "alleged" descriptions and the "Mexican conspiracy theories" category and put the article on par with the Spanish version of the article. There have been more news articles on the subject matter released in recent years (Spanish-speaking, for the most part), delving more into the group's activities and its actions as both a political organization and a paramilitary group.

I see that the talk in this page is over a decade old, and that this article is listed as "low priority" in both the Mexico and the Conservatorism portal, it might be time to brush up on it a little. 2806:1016:D:7FF6:A5AE:AB59:BF83:3F4D (talk) 10:10, 21 March 2024 (UTC)