>>212468910Under the skillful hand of our burly host, the rolling hills of popcorn became tamed golden nuggets in our sustainable cardboard dispensers. And like Scrooge McDuck gone Robin-of-the-Locksley, he does not shy away from sharing the treasure. Lately, he says, times have been tough. I know just what he means, having been through my fair share of layoffs and cutoffs and whatoffs popping off just to keep us on our toes, keeps us guessing. But we must endure on Milton Fridman's route, because neoliberalism is the only possible system of governance. As I depart the Chulo Los Corno, I am wiser for having witnessed the butter savant make the seeds burst doing his bidding. Once the foreign debt is repaid in dollars, I can envision Gordo having his own popcorn shack, as he confided in me, never missing a beat. People will say that IMF and World Bank are this and that they are that, and they certainly are something - and they are not punk. And maybe this is just the old gringo in me talking, but when I'm in Manhattan between all those marvellous buildings, I know that if I climb towards the right vantage point, I will see Gordo again, beaming at me across the Darien Gap.