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On the Ethics of the IPG

So I just watched a video that hit me very hard, and I encourage anyone who plays Magic: the Gathering (especially at a competitive level!) to watch it. This post is largely a response to it. Not as a critique per-sé (I largely agree with what Jorbs has said here), but adding some additional perspective and expand upon it based on my experiences that I think are relevant.

This is going to be a post that's pretty deep in the weeds about Magic: the Gathering community, culture, and policy. It's also mostly a free-form journal entry to process some thoughts and feelings I have on my end. I hope that I'll be able to convey ideas with some amount of value for external readers to get, but if you see the length and feel your brain shutting off at the Magic jargon, please feel free to pass on, none of this is really that important lol.

Layer 0a: Video Summary

For those who see a 2hr timestamp and nope out, here's a quick breakdown of Jorbs's video:

He shares a story of two players (renamed to Brad and Jessica) who mistakenly run afoul of a particularly arcane and strict rule from Magic's Infraction Procedure Guide ("IPG" moving forward) -- the document which describes various rule violations and what penalties are associated with them at high level competitive play. In this circumstance, the players are given a match loss, which likely knocks both of them out of contention for meaningful placing for prizes in the tournament overall. Brad reacts with a severe emotional breakdown, including what I would describe as a violent outburst, and is thus expelled from the venue for the safety of the remaining players. Brad then posted his experience in a long-form blog post decrying the judges for their actions, and standing firm that he feels he felt no regret for his actions.

Jorbs does a deep dive into the relevant policy, as well as its motivations. He also dives into the specifics of the scenario, removed from the emotional charge of the blog post, and discusses what he feels are reasonable reactions to the situation. He then begins going through the blog post and describing in detail why he found the post emotionally manipulative. Editorializing a little: I generally agree with his read on both the document, and on the unsettling reality that there were so many tweets replying in defense of Brad.

Layer 0b: My Relevant Experience

I used to be very involved in the Magic: the Gathering community. Involved to the point that I became a certified judge (kind of the equivalent of referees for those out-of-the-know), traveled the country on staff for multi-thousand person tournaments, and a central coordinator for my home state. At my peak, I was staffing one event or another on average once per weekend, and often assisting local stores in some capacity multiple times per week outside of that. All of this being done as a kind of side-job -- most of the labor was unpaid, and what was paid didn't pay especially well. Nevertheless, at the time I found this to be a deeply enriching part of my life and a valuable contribution to my local community.

Layer 1: My Reaction to Brad

In my time judging, situations like the one Jorbs discussed were not uncommon. I wouldn't go quite so far as to say I saw one at every event I was on staff at, but it was definitely something I had to keep my eyes peeled for at the top tables for every one. They sucked to issue every time, and it tended to have some tense emotions from players when I had to issue them.

Stepping a bit beyond that, having to issue unfavorable rulings that hurt someone's standings in a tournament were constant. Multiple such calls every round, even at relatively small events. Magic is a complex game, and it's almost impossible to play perfectly. People screw up, and when they do it can sometimes cost them more than they realized was possible. This is an understandably emotionally fraught situation. I'm grateful to say that most Magic players would handle negative rulings like this in stride. Perhaps grumble and try to argue, but cases of escalation like what is described in Brad's post were thankfully rare.

That said, they were not unheard of. In fact, the specific act of going online to write a lengthy diatribe about how "I was wronged by a magic judge today!!!" was painfully common. Frequently over situations much pettier than what Brad experienced here. Jorbs opined multiple times about how the judges were doing their job professionally, and that considering their humanity was also essential. Speaking as someone who has been in that position: yes, I often felt dehumanized by the way people treated me, and it was a significant contributor to my burnout and eventual departure from both judging and Magic as a hobby altogether.

But I don't bring this up to complain about my mistreatment in the role -- in fact, I have much more nuanced thoughts about that I'll get to later. Rather, I would like to highlight something that Jorbs did not discuss outright, but I feel comfortable speaking to: people who feel the need to write up the kind of post that Brad made here, and who have the level of emotional outburst that he had from losing a match at a Magic tournament, are likely doing this more than once. While these kinds of outbursts were rare, the times they did happen were almost exclusively isolated to a small handful of people. The "Brads" in my community were well known to me, and when I saw these people on a player list, I ended up needing to account for them in my preparation for the day so I could cater to the necessary deescalation that would come up should -- god forbid -- a ruling ever go out of their favor.

Jorbs analyzed the situation as Brad being a "strategy gamer" -- someone who has become conditioned to seeking every advantage to win a game. That while not all such "strategy gamers" will do this, some may bend rules or forgo social norms for any edge that may help them win. I can't agree more with this assessment. But I will take it a step further than he did: I feel that the social norms of "strategy gamers", and especially the specific culture that built up in competitive Magic scenes, actively encourages people to become willing to do that rule bending.

Outbursts like what Brad described were rare, but I saw hundreds of small instances of these kinds of behaviors in less extreme fashions during my tenure. People who would complain about prize support not being top-heavy enough (read: they wanted more for winning) and would heckle me to try and negotiate changing it after the fact. People who would grill me for what specific arcane words they could use to perform the exact infraction Jorbs discussed in the video but not technically break the rule so they could get away with it. People who would take advantage of inexperienced players to cheat them out of expensive cards through unfair trades. These kinds of behaviors were uncomfortably common, and shockingly tolerated by the community -- sometimes even celebrated!

And to my dismay, I saw myself falling into these behaviors as well at times. I'd like to believe I was not especially bad about it, and generally tried very hard to be as considerate of everyone around me as I could be. However, I felt the spark of joy from getting very invested in personal improvement in a strategy game, and it's simply a reality that learning to angle shoot and outmaneuver your opponents also necessarily trains the kinds of skills that can be darkly warped into manipulation, deception, and greed. This was another major part of why I left the game, and it is the biggest reason I have struggled to even play the game since.

Layer 2: My Reaction to the Judge Program

I am far from the only person who was both a heavily invested player and also judge for Magic: the Gathering. In fact, I'd say in my experience most judges were seriously invested "strategy gamers", and were very much subject to the same cultural sway that competitive players experience.

As one example that I found particularly sad: the Judge Program used to have a project called "The Exemplar Program." The idea was to celebrate judges performing above-and-beyond acts, and recognize their efforts with a material reward (special promotional cards often worth significant amounts of money). Every season judges would be allocated a number of allotments they could use to nominate people they saw doing cool things.

I found this project a tremendous tool for bolstering my local community. These promotional cards were often inaccessible for lower-level judges through other means, so finding ways that I could send some positive kudos out to people in the community and attach a bit of material weight to it was awesome! I saw a lot of genuine joy in my local area come from this, and I know I wasn't alone in that.

The problem was, these allotments were distributed relative to the judge's level in the program, meaning higher-up judges had more control over the distribution. And because the higher-up judges were often more likely to work with one another than they were to work with the lower level judges making up the vast majority of the program, those rewards were disproportionately given to the folks at the top. In fact, it became something of an open secret that people would nominate one another to ensure that they would each get their pack of foils each quarter. Eventually this became so pervasive, the managers of the project just shut it down entirely.

I bring all of this up because I think it's important to appreciate that judges, like players, are also human. It's fairly common, I find, for judges to be separated away from players as a fundamentally different group of people. Either dehumanized by the upset players who rant and bemoan their "cold", "emotionless" attitudes during a ruling that didn't go their way, or dehumanized by their defenders who see them as "professional event staff". Some may recognize judges as just other players when they aren't on staff, but the moment that the uniform went on, judges got cast into a different social class in the community, and that has serious ramifications that I don't think get confronted very often.

Layer 2: ACAB

I am a white person, comfortably middle class for pretty much my entire life, and presenting as a cisgender man for a good chunk of it. As such, I really wasn't confronted with police violence in any meaningful way for most of my life. I'm grateful for that privilege.

But I was tragically unaware of just how much I benefited from that privilege until much more recently. With the election of Trump in 2016, the rise of fascist mobs from the alt-right such as the march in Charlottesville, and escalating coverage of violence towards black people such as the shooting of Trayvon Martin, I was forced to confront political realities that were a lot darker than I had felt from my relatively sheltered life. While I had always considered my politics to be "progressive", I realized I was really not as well informed as I thought I was.

So I started becoming more politically literate. I got involved in activist groups and started doing outreach to vulnerable populations in my community. I got involved in much more diverse and progressive online communities. I started speaking with queer and neurodivergent people more consistently, and came to realize I fit better into both those categories than I had ever felt comfortable acknowledging before.

And more than anything, I started learning just how fucked up cops are.

I'm not going to do a breakdown of prison abolition arguments here -- it's a topic with a lot of depth, and honestly Angela Davis has already written a better introduction to it than I could hope to. But for our purposes here, there are a few social realities about police we need to acknowledge before moving on:

Police are separated into a unique class role, defined by their monopolized control of violence in our communities. Regardless of whether you feel that the police are doing a job that protects our community or not, it is inarguable that their role is one that wields violence to exert power over others.

The role of police is to protect property, not people. And when I say "property", I really mean "the property of the wealthy aristocrats" -- any Magic player who has had a binder stolen out of their car knows just how hard it is to get police to care about their personal property, but how easy it is for a big box store like Target to bring in cops to protect their Magic stock from getting shoplifted.

Police are human, and bring their human biases into their actions. While police are ostensibly supposed to be enforcing an objective set of rules in a consistent way, we know that in practice they do not. And tragically often, these biased actions can have deadly consequences.

I hold the belief that policing, as an institution, is fundamentally a corrupt institution that serves the purpose of oppression. I'm fairly indifferent to whether individual police officers you may know are "one of the good ones" -- at the end of the day, we see the systemic effects of policing all around us, and they are not just imperfect, they are actively harmful. As such, I advocate for the dissolution of prisons and policing as systems entirely, replaced with more humane solutions, such as Restorative Justice programs.

Layer 3: Judges are Kinda Magic Cops

So bringing this back: as I refocused political education, I began seeing more of the small reflections of broad socioeconomic issues in the smaller parts of society that specifically touched me. Since I have been processing my departure from the judge program at the same time, it's unsurprising that I've drawn some specific parallels. And one that sticks out particularly is how uncomfortably similar the judge program is to the institution of police.

Upfront I will acknowledge: this is not a perfect mapping. Most importantly, Magic judges do not have power of violence over players. The most drastic thing judges have direct authority to do is disqualifying someone from a tournament. Ostensibly they could kick someone out of a venue, but in practice they wouldn't enforce that, the venue security team would. This is not a minor point: the violence inflicted by the police is by far the most critical aspect of their oppressive power.

But in practice, judges do have tremendous sway over how events are run, and what the outcomes for players in that event get to experience. Beyond that, I find most judges -- especially those of higher level -- are given social clout that gives them sway beyond the realms of a single event, and into their local community at large. I certainly was put in this position during my time in the program, and I absolutely leveraged that power many times. I'd like to believe that I typically used this for good, such as convincing store owners to grant me some space in their store on a weekly basis so I could teach players interested in learning the rules better. But I also feel confident I perpetuated harm in my time in the role, such as imposing beliefs that I had about running tournaments without earnest engagement with the community around me before doing that advocacy.

And I can certainly testify to harm done by other judges in the program due to biases they held. As a particularly egregious example: I once got into a conversation with a judge who openly stated he would not invoke penalties for hate speech directed towards players with marginalized identities because "it's more important to protect the political free speech of white supremacists than to protect the comfort of players in a Magic tournament". For additional context: this judge spoke those words in the company of an openly queer person, and a person of color.

Furthermore, much like how the police will form "the blue wall of silence" to protect one another from scrutiny into corruption or criminal action, I've witnessed similar behavior from judges as well. While being trained as a judge, I was routinely told by my seniors that I should always rigidly apply the rules precisely as written, and "if the players complain, remind them that you don't write the rules you just enforce them." As I got more involved in higher level judging, I also became privy to backdoor conversations where some pretty intense policy decisions were being discussed and influenced with little to no oversight from the Magic community at large.

I had friends who were blacklisted from events for making reasonable requests for disability accommodations. I heard judges complaining about other judges behind their back, and quietly excluding them from future involvement for various discriminatory reasons. I got roped into boys-club conversations that were openly misogynistic and hostile towards efforts from others in the program to try and build a more inclusive space for women and queer people. I watched top-level judges make decisions that were actively harmful to smaller or international communities, and got looped into some of the startlingly racist reasons behind those decisions.

For my part: I tried to do what I could to make my community as welcoming as possible, and build up a better Magic ecosystem where I could. I don't think I did an especially good job at it. I also didn't push back as hard as I ought to when I saw the most heinous examples of ableism, misogyny, and racism on display. I am ashamed of this inaction on my part, and it is something I constantly grapple with doing better moving forward.

That said: there was really very little I could have actually swayed even if I had spoken up. These were deep-rooted, systemic problems that had a heavy base in the underlying Magic community values that the judge program sprouted from. And they were decisions being made far above my paygrade. The most I could hope to do was sway the influence of someone above me who might be able to sway the influence of someone above them.

Layer 4: Why is IDW Controversial?

The scenario from Jorbs's video centered around conflict from a judge's ruling about "Improperly Determining a Winner" -- a rule that Jorbs provocatively calls "the most controversial rule in Magic". I think the term "controversial" is interesting here, because personally I think it disguises some interesting dynamics at play with this rule in particular.

See, I would not have ever labeled IDW as the most controversial rule in Magic; not even the most controversial in the IPG. I would easily award that to "Unsporting Conduct: Minor" -- a rule that is perhaps the most critical for ensuring community spaces are welcoming to people with differing backgrounds, but is by necessity left frustratingly vague and open to interpretation by individual judges. That yikes conversation about defending white supremacists I mentioned earlier? That conversation started because the judge was complaining about how someone got on his case for not issuing an Unsporting Conduct: Minor infraction to a player who had a playmat with overt pornography printed on it that a woman playing at the event expressed discomfort toward.

Nevertheless, I wasn't entirely surprised to hear that IDW was the rule in question either. I have had countless arguments with players about this rule (and its sister: "Bribery and Wagering"), and their faulty understandings of it despite the seemingly simple nature of the rule. It was perhaps the single rule that caused the most headaches for me at tournaments, because almost without failure I would get players trying to angle shoot to find loopholes to perform IDW without technically violating IDW rules. It's also a pretty common rule to get brought up in these kinds of emotionally manipulative tournament report blog posts like the one Jorbs reacted to here.

As a judge, I got used to the standard explanations for why this rule exists, which I think Jorbs covers well in his video. Magic is uncomfortably close to crossing gambling regulations, and losing access to the game in your local area because regulators decided to ban it on those grounds is a pretty severe cost. I've even witnessed a local game store get closed down on grounds of violating gambling laws.

Nonetheless, I can't say I ever felt fully convinced by this explanation either. I think the scenario between Jessica and Brad is tragic, and a good highlight of how easy it is to accidentally step into this rule as a trap. It's far from unheard of -- in fact, one of the foundational examples they teach judges early on is even more severe:

Imagine you are judging a small tournament at your local game store. A pair of young kids, new to the game, are paired against one another in the first round. They are having a good time, but aren't very conscious of the timer, and end up running out before finishing their first game. You come by and explain to them what that means, and that they will draw after the next 5 turns. One of the kids says "hey, how about we just flip a coin to decide who wins then?"

This is a cut-and-dry example of violating this policy, and at a high-end event like the one described in Brad's tournament report this would come with a Match Loss. But you know what's kind of fucked up? For young kids playing at a low stakes casual event at their local game store? That penalty would be a full on disqualification (at least at the time I was judging -- it's possible this has changed since then). Sorry, you can't continue playing Magic in the tournament tonight.

Now any judge with a heart would follow that scenario up with "okay let's find ways for them to continue playing Magic though" to try and soften the blow and make sure we don't completely ruin their night. But I've had conversations with judges who have issued this ruling with cold precision and left kids crying at the table and just moved on from there -- precise and professional, just as Jorbs celebrated in his video. And you know, I don't find that inspiring.

So when I hear "IDW is the most controversial rule in Magic", what I really hear is "IDW is a rule that is despised by players, but adamantly defended by judges". Judges have good reasons to defend the policy, no doubt. But players have plenty of very good reasons to be upset by it as well. Neither group has power to sway the policy as written, but judges do have power of enforcement, which is far beyond what players have in this situation.

Layer 5: My Reaction to Jorbs

So with all of this split ink, I finally return to my feelings from Jorbs's video. Because while I emphatically agree with his analysis that Brad's reaction was emotionally immature and irresponsible, and the tweets defending him are wildly off base, there is nonetheless a bad taste left in my mouth from his analysis. He makes multiple assumptions in his video that I don't think should be taken uncritically.

For one: a strategy game tournament with high-stakes and high-end expectations from players not only should have, but needs strict and rigid rules. I think he presents compelling arguments for why IDW is specifically necessary, but I don't think he provides good reason why the rule needs to be exactly what it is.

For another: players ought to be expected to follow the rules rigidly, and expect punishment when those rules are violated. He seems to imply to me that not just Brad's emotional response (which I find unambiguously unacceptable) but also Brad's emotions themselves ought to be scrutinized. After all, rules are rules, right?

And lastly: the explicit hierarchy of power between players and judges, and within the judge staff itself, ought to be met with respect and deferment. I found it telling how much emphasis Jorbs put into scrutinizing Brad's emotional manipulation (which again: was all very much there, and warrants scrutiny), but glossed past the judge referring to the Dreamhack venue as "his hall". While Brad is far from a reliable narrator, I can say from my experience with judges, that doesn't sound like an outlandish thing to hear from a head judge. And perhaps it's just me, but that statement reeks of someone allowing the power of their position to go to their head.

Ultimately, I agree with Jorbs that this situation sounds like a shit show, and Brad wildly over reacted in a frightening and perhaps even dangerous way. By his own account, the judge staff did an admirable job deescalating the situation and enforcing rules as written. But I think it's also fair for Brad to feel that he was not being treated as a human by the judges in this cold and clinical treatment of the situation. I also think it's fair to say that IDW as a policy kind of sucks, and it's fair for players to feel frustrated by it -- especially since they have no direct influence over how those policies are written.

Anyway, I think I've said my peace for now. Seriously, do go watch Jorbs's video if you have any investment in the competitive Magic community. I don't fully agree with his analysis, but his assessment of the situation is still spot on and something I don't think gets spoken by non-judge members of the community very often.

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IPG Drives South Africa's Just Energy Transition

South Africa is making significant strides in its Just Energy Transition, and the International Partners Group (IPG) is at the forefront of this transformation. In this article, we explore the highlights of the recent developments and IPG's pivotal contribution to South Africa's clean energy journey.  

The Road to a Green Future

Green Initiatives on the Rise In the wake of COP26 in November 2022, South Africa embarked on a journey towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. This transition, known as the Just Energy Transition (JET), has garnered substantial support from various international partners. Notably, Denmark and the Netherlands joined the International Partners Group (IPG) to bolster the JET Partnership (JETP). The commitment to JET is evident through pledges amounting to a staggering $11.6 billion, with $9.3 billion of it originating from the IPG. These funds are making a tangible impact, fueling reskilling initiatives and economic diversification projects in Mpumalanga. As a result, South Africa is witnessing a significant expansion in private-sector renewable energy adoption, creating a plethora of employment opportunities.  

Green Initiatives on the Rise

One of the standout achievements of JET is the acceleration of investment in electric vehicles, green hydrogen, and transmission finance. These areas are critical for South Africa's sustainable energy future and are gaining much-needed attention and investment. South Africa's persistent electricity supply crisis prompted a strategic re-evaluation of coal power plant decommissioning schedules to ensure energy security. Consequently, the government has decided to fast-track the repowering and repurposing of retiring power plants. This move aligns with JET's goal of achieving ambitious targets within South Africa's Nationally Determined Contribution range.  

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The Presidential Climate Commission conducted extensive stakeholder consultations in early 2023 to formulate the JET Implementation Plan (IP). This comprehensive plan outlines South Africa's six defined JET portfolios for investment: - Electricity - Mpumalanga just transition - New energy vehicles - Green hydrogen - Skills - Municipalities The IP not only summarizes the current financial status but also provides insights into the progress of each portfolio. It elucidates theories of change, sets up collaborative structures, and prioritizes specific programs, making it a vital tool for the successful execution of JET. The JET Projects Register, published by the JET Project Management Unit (PMU), records grants from JET partners. This register, updated quarterly in collaboration with the IPG, aims to enhance transparency and efficiency. Moreover, the PMU is establishing a JET Funding Platform, facilitating the matchmaking of grant providers and projects.  

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Energy reforms in South Africa are progressing steadily. The Electricity Regulation Act Amendment Bill, currently in the committee stage, will promote competition in the energy market. Removing the licensing threshold for generation facilities has paved the way for a 66GW pipeline of renewable energy projects. IPG development finance institutions have actively participated in battery storage tenders, potentially adding 2GW of storage capacity for Eskom. The IPG's support for independent power plant development and wind energy internships is driving the transition towards greener energy sources.  

Bridging the Transmission Gap

South Africa's renewable energy generation hubs, predominantly in the Northern, Western, and Eastern Cape provinces, require substantial investment in transmission networks. The government is exploring models for private investment in transmission, with the IPG actively engaging in this initiative. The aim is to secure over $16 billion in financing for transmission before 2030.  

Green Hydrogen and New Energy Vehicles

The Netherlands has committed €50 million towards a green hydrogen blended finance fund, while South Africa is reviewing incentives for electric vehicles (EVs). The Electric Vehicles White Paper, approved by the South African Cabinet, paves the way for the manufacturing and adoption of new energy vehicles and batteries.  

Embracing the Just Transition

Recognizing the importance of community engagement, JET partners are committed to delivering projects that benefit local communities. At least 20% of funding is allocated to Just projects, focusing on economic and community development in Mpumalanga. The IPG's involvement extends to supporting skills development, financing start-ups, and scoping regeneration projects in partnership with Mpumalanga municipalities. Maps and guidance on land use are provided, and discussions about a blended finance fund for small to medium-sized enterprises are underway.  

IPG's Expanding Role

The inclusion of the Netherlands and Denmark in the IPG signifies their confidence in South Africa's JET efforts. The original IPG members have increased their grant offer by 57%, and the overall grant funding has surged by 132% since COP26. IPG and other funders have collectively committed $11.7 billion to JET, including a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank for renewable energy projects. These investments reflect a strong commitment to South Africa's clean energy transition.  

A Bright Future Ahead

While South Africa's energy challenges may delay coal-fired power plant decommissioning, the focus remains on repurposing, repowering, and community development at these sites. The private sector's rapid investment in off-grid renewables underscores the urgency of transitioning to cleaner energy sources for the country's long-term economic prosperity. The JET Implementation Plan provides a roadmap for the future, with an array of initiatives to accelerate South Africa's green transition. The IPG's dedication to financing solutions, community development, and policy implementation ensures that South Africa is on the path to a sustainable and prosperous energy future.   Sources: THX News & British High Commission Pretoria. Read the full article

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Maximizing Efficiency in Operations:  Operational efficiency is a key driver for any business, and PaperSpace Coreless e+ excels in this area. The absence of a cardboard core means each roll of paper contains more usable material, reducing the need for frequent roll changes. This boosts productivity by allowing operators to focus on packaging rather than reloading paper, and with its easy-to-use system, minimal training is required, ensuring that even new team members can quickly adapt to the system.

A Future-Ready Packaging Solution:  For businesses seeking to enhance productivity while supporting sustainability, PaperSpace Coreless e+ stands out as a versatile and forward-thinking solution. With its innovative coreless design, flexible dispensing options, and eco-friendly materials, this system is a must-have for any operation aiming to improve both efficiency and environmental impact.

In conclusion, PaperSpace Coreless e+ is more than just a packaging solution—it is a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. Whether you are looking to reduce waste, streamline processes, or align with eco-friendly initiatives, this product is designed to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals.

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The $30 Billion Bet: How AI and Data Are Reshaping the Future of Advertising (Source: wsj.com)

Suzanne Vranica, a seasoned media and advertising journalist, highlights in her recent article how the $30 billion merger between Omnicom and Interpublic Group signals a fundamental shift in the advertising industry, driven by the rise of AI and data-centric strategies over traditional creative dominance. source:…

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IPG se consolida como principal fuerza opositora en Guerrero

La oposición en Guerrero se encuentra disminuida, a punto de la extinción, podría confirmarse en el venidero proceso electoral de 2027. La alianza de los partidos oficialistas Morena-PT-PVEM, predomina en la mayoría del territorio de la entidad con 47 Ayuntamientos; la alianza PRI-PRD-PAN, 26; MC, 5; Partido del Bienestar de Guerrero, 2; PES, 1; México Avanza, 1 y Partido Sustentabilidad Guerrerense, 2. La integración del Congreso del Estado, Morena, 22 curules; PRI, 6; PVEM, 6; PT, 5; PRD, 4; MC, 2 y PAN, 1. En el Congreso de la Unión, la coalición “Sigamos Haciendo Historia”, se llevó carro completo, como en los mejores tiempos del PRI que arrasaba en los comicios. En este escenario participaron ocho nuevos partidos políticos, ninguno alcanzó el 3% de la votación requerida por la legislación electoral, lo cual obligó a cuatro de estos, a reagruparse y constituir la coalición “Unidos por Guerrero”, conformada por los extintos partidos: México Avanza, de Abraham Ponce Guadarrama; Sustentabilidad Guerrerense, de Daniel Campos Carballido; Bienestar Guerrerense, de Marco Antonio Santiago Solís y Laborista, de Víctor Aguirre Alcaide. Estos mini partidos lograron en conjunto más de 80 mil votos, obteniendo cinco alcaldías y más de 30 regidurías, esos resultados no les permitió continuar vigentes en las siguientes elecciones. El viernes anterior se sostuvo un interesante encuentro político en la Ciudad e México, siendo convocado el ex gobernador Ángel Aguirre Rivero, en su calidad de dirigente de la asociación Izquierda Progresista Guerrerense (IPG), por los líderes de la naciente coalición “Unidos por Guerrero”, con la finalidad de analizar la coyuntura política y social y la posición relevante de Morena como partido político e instaurado como gobierno de la República; así como, los grandes proyectos para el desarrollo estatal. En los hechos, la oposición en Guerrero es prácticamente inexistente, solo emiten débiles balbuceos, sin impacto en la opinión pública. A esto obedece que la asociación política IPG, esté cobrando fuerza después de su salida del PRD, cuyos dirigentes de los grupúsculos interfirieron para que IPG no obtuviera candidaturas de elección popular, en consecuencia, la renuncia definitiva a ese partido. En el nuevo escenario político guerrerense, el aguirrismo se ha convertido en la principal fuerza política opositora, ante el vacío de los partidos políticos tradicionales, inmersos en el ostracismo y la indiferencia popular. Aguirre Rivero es un político experimentado; más que sumar fuerzas políticas como la coalición “Unidos por Guerrero”, ha puesto su disposición en coadyuvar con las instituciones oficiales, en la transformación económica y social de Guerrero, nunca en plan de confrontación o beligerancia; sino en aportaciones especificas como el ambicioso proyecto “Puerto Balsas”, en el municipio de La Unión y puerto Lázaro Cárdenas, que llegó a su punto óptimo de saturación de contenedores y requiere ampliarse hacia nuestra entidad federativa. IPG se encuentra en proceso de reconstitución y fortalecimiento con el desarrollo de asambleas regionales: la primera se desarrolló en Acapulco, la siguiente será en Chilpancingo el 13 de octubre y así sucesivamente, hasta cubrir todas las regiones. Marea Baja.- Incomprensible desde todos los ángulos, la ingenua actitud asumida por la todavía alcaldesa chilpancingueña, Norma Otilia Hernández Martínez, quién se aferra en mantenerse adentro de Morena, pese haber sido eliminada del padrón de militantes, a causa de la reunión clandestina que tuvo con el líder de “Los Ardillos”, Celso Ortega Jiménez, hace un par de años. No se tiene conocimiento que Norma Otilia haya impugnado ante el Trife, la decisión de la Comisión Nacional de Honestidad y Justicia de Morena, cuyo dictamen aprobó su exclusión del padrón, equivalente a la expulsión; haciéndose la desentendida, e hizo acto de presencia en el Séptimo Congreso Nacional, donde supuestamente fue conminada por altavoz a abandonar la sesión, conjuntamente, con otro sancionado de Querétaro, no se refirieron a ella por su nombre, permaneciendo durante todo el desarrollo del Congreso morenista. Marea Alta.- Acertado el nombramiento realizado por el Séptimo Congreso Nacional de Morena, a favor de Arturo Martínez Núñez, como secretario de Arte y Cultura del Comité Ejecutivo Nacional, donde resultó electa Luisa María Alcalde Luján, como máxima dirigente de ese partido político y Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, ungido como secretario de Organización. Martínez Núñez, es hijo del reconocido militante comunista Arturo Martínez Nateras y de María de la Luz Núñez Ramos, ex alcaldesa de Atoyac y miembro de una combativa familia de izquierda. Arturo Martínez se venía desempeñando como delegado del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), antes diputado local, ex secretario de Cultura durante el gobierno de Ángel Aguirre, asesor del exgobernador Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo y articulista del periódico “El Sur”. Maremoto.- Una intensa campaña de alertamiento en colonias populares y en municipios de la Costa Chica, viene realizando el Gobierno del Estado, a través de altavoces en vehículos oficiales, ante la eventualidad de la tormenta tropical John evolucione a huracán en categoría 3, que viene desarrollándose desde las costas de Oaxaca. Por instrucciones de la gobernadora Evelyn Salgado Pineda, se han extremado las medidas preventivas, para que este tipo de fenómenos meteorológicos con tengan efectos devastadores como ha sucedido con los huracanes Otis, Ingrid, Manuel y Paulina. www.acapulcopress.com Read the full article