#mexican politics

[ayeforscotland]

Mexico has elected Claudia Sheinbaum as president. She’s an environmental scientist, a feminist and she’s Jewish.

She’s also anti-Zionist, which has led to a bunch of idiots on twitter saying she isn’t really Jewish. The evidence? She thanked Jesus in her acceptance speech.

…Her husband is called Jesús.

She was thanking her husband.

Edit: An update on this one folks. Reading a lot of what Mexicans have written in the notes, there’s a whole lot to criticise about Claudia Sheinbaum.

While that doesn’t change anything about idiots on twitter invalidating her Jewishness, the top of this post was far too complimentary.

[talkethtothehandeth]

⚠️ IMPORTANT AND SERIOUS MESSAGE ⚠️

Hi I don’t care if you don’t live in Mexico please reblog this I have not seen anyone talk about it on here only on tiktok but Mexico got hit with a huge and unexpected category five hurricane (without proper warning or preparation) in Acapulco (an area with around 1 million people) on October 25th and the government is not allowing media coverage. 27 people have died so far.

⚠️ UN MENSAJE MUY IMPORTANTE Y SERIO ⚠️ Repite este mensaje incluso si no vives en México

El 25 de octubre Acapulco (un zona que tiene un millión de personas) fue azotada por un huracán categoría 5 sin la debida advertencia del medios. El gobierno no permite que los medios cubran la historia. 27 personas han muerto hasta el momento.

You can inform yourself donate (puedes aprender donar aquí) here:

Hurricane Otis Recovery

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I don’t have access to my family who is in contact with people in Mexico but I can post this please reblog it

[orion-archives]

Dear Americans and people outside Mexico: Please stop.

I have seen many posts of people outside Mexico saying: Congrats, Mexico! Claudia, a leftist feminist ambientalist jewish woman, is president! Take notes US!

Meanwhile, you go out in the streets in Mexico today and no one is celebrating. No one. The streets are empty, everything feels sad and hopeless.

A lot of people didn't want her. Because we know what is going to happen.

Morena (her political group) is literally in every position of power. From senators, to city governors. They have EVERY SINGLE thing in the goverment.

You know how bad things are gonna get for us here? Do you know what she has allowed? What THEY have done to our country? All the shit we have been through because of them?

No, because you don't care. You haven't cared enough to research who this woman is really and just praise her without knowing a shit.

Because you have to make everything about you, don't you?.

"I can't believe Mexico has a woman president before US!"

"OMG, US take notes!"

"The US-"

Can you stop for a second and think outside of your bubble? Do you truly know who this woman is and what she has done to Mexico? Or you are just using this to talk about you and your own country and problems?

Please. Please do your research.

She is not your precious feminist ally.

She has denied multiple times the ongoing wave of violence against women in Mexico (11 women go missing A DAY). She has sent riot police to gas feminist protests.

Did you hear what I said?

11 WOMEN GO MISSING A DAY.

EVERY DAY 11 WOMEN NEVER COME BACK, ARE KILLED, ARE RAPED, ARE TORTURED, ARE GETTING FORGOTTEN WITHOUT LEAVING A TRACE. EVERYDAY.

And she denies this. She has denied MULTIPLE TIMES that the violence against women is at an all time high.

A feminist would denied that 11 mothers/sisters/daughters/aunts/girls/women/people are going missing PER DAY?

No. Because she doesn't fucking care.

She is no ambientalist.

She was more than happy to support the Tren Maya, a project AMLO, the former president, was hooked on making since the begining.

The issue?

DEFORESTATION. MASSIVE DEFORESTATION.

10 MILLION TREES HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN.

Entire natural spaces gone for a train that isn't even working and already is having problems.

Also, how can I forget this?

27 people died, 80 injured.

The line 12 (Linea 12) of the CDMX Metro collapsed. The structure and the entire transport had (and still are) been neglected by the city administration.

Guess who was in charge of CDMX at the time of the tragedy?

Exactly, Claudia Sheinbaum. What was she doing instead of sending resources and money to fix and mantain the Metro?

But political propaganda for herself, of course!

And even after that tragedy, there have been multiple issues and accidents in the metro. A fucking coworker of a family member was trapped in a wagon alongside multiple people for HOURS due to a malfuction of the metro. They weren't allowed to get out even if they were cooking alive due to the heat of being inside a closed wagon and police ordered them TO NOT FILM what was happening to them.

She is not a saint. She is not an icon. She is not someone you should praise.

FUCKING INFORM YOURSELF BEFORE TALKING.

Mexico is not USA. Get it? We don't have the same politics and issues you have, get that?

The entire world doesn't revolve around you. We aren't your argument to use, we aren't your little meme to fuck around with.

We are people that are tired. People that didn't want this. People that are upset, dissapointed, mad, hopeless.

My blog isn't a political place, so as a final note, I want to say this:

I want to be wrong. I really, really want to be fucking wrong.

I want my country, Mexico, to be ok. To be a better place to live.

I HOPE to be wrong and that things get better. For me, for my family, for my friends, for the millions of people that stay, study, work, breathe, live and love this country.

Claudia Sheinbaum, I really want to be wrong about you. Not because I love you, but because I love Mexico.

I don't have high hopes for the future, but I really, REALLY, want things to be better.

That's all I have to say for now.

[optimistic-autistic]

el pais estaria mejor si xochitl y claudia se besaran. en este ensayo voy a (le pegan un tiro)

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Brazil, Colombia, Mexico request access to Venezuelan electoral data

In a second joint statement released on Thursday (Aug. 8), the governments of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico called for the immediate release of the Venezuelan presidential election results, including detailed data broken down by polling station.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) has yet to publicly release the voting data from each of the more than 30,000 polling stations, as mandated by national legislation.

In the statement, the governments of the three countries reiterate their call to Venezuelan political and social actors to exercise the utmost caution and moderation in demonstrations and public events. They also urged Venezuela's security forces to ensure that democratic rights are upheld in accordance with the law, while maintaining respect for human rights in all situations.

Continue reading.

[airyairyaucontraire]

Nice one Mexico!

[jrlrc]

Is AMLO a leftist?

The US media portrays López Obrador as a leftist president. He is not.

The “american” news outlets continue to make the same mistake made by the Mexican and Latinamerican media (specially, Argentinian): they take AMLO’s rethoric as if it were true or the whole reality. But his discourse -permanent electoral rethoric- is not his decisional reality. Economically, this reality is not a leftist one; it is nothing but

neoliberalism + clientelism (+ rethoric).

AMLO is not a leftist politician/president. Under his government, the richest got richer, private banks got record profits, tax structure didn’t change (neoliberal in origin and aim), therefore the rich didn’t pay higher taxes, poverty is not actually lower in any relevant sense, Inequality is enormous. I could go on… And AMLO is also an authoritarian. Hence, he is a fraud. A fraud not understood by the media.

[edenfenixblogs]

Hell yeah!!!!! Congratulations, Mexico!!!!!!

[randomtalentlessyareen]

Torn between "I'm too young to get involved in politics yet" and "I have to get into politics NOW because this shit is hilarious"

[talkethtothehandeth]

This was Jesús Ociel Baena. They were Mexico’s first openly non binary magistrate and LGBT+ advocate. Three days ago they were found dead alongside their partner, killed.

Their actions throughout their time in office paved ways for LGBT+ Mexicans, their fight to live as they were should never go unnoticed. Mexico has a LONG way to go when it comes to queer representation and acceptance, and them being the first openly queer magistrate genuinely moved the state— their existence in office helped paved the way for future LGBT+ Mexicans to live freely, as they are. It is very dangerous in Mexico to live openly as a queer person, and their actions will forever be appreciated.

“You don’t kill a transsexual, you don’t kill a lesbian, you don’t kill a gay. You kill a brother, you kill a son, an uncle, a nephew. Let that be clear to you.”

[lasagnajpegs]

On that matter, why is it embarassing for Mexico to get a female president before the US? (Yes, it is bad there hasn't been one before) But why? Our countries differ in 50 years in Independence which is not a lot really, so what do you mean? I beg of you to please put in words what you're implying when you say stuff like that.

[avenpt]

Hi! I’m doing a research project on Amatonormativity and Allonormativity and it’s effects on Mexican politics. I’m not sure where to start, so I was wondering if you knew any articles or books that would be good starting places?

Hello, serenaluna! Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, I'm unable to find anything specifically on amatonormativity and allonormativity and Mexican politics; however, you can certainly begin with searching for articles and research done on the effects of allo- and amato- in general. There are many articles about asexuality and aromanticism that you could look into (even just by Googling) that might point you in the right direction.

I apologize for not being very helpful, but we hope that you will be able to begin this research project successfully!

[cemitadepollo]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT THEY RETIRED THE SUBJECT OF HISTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS HERE WHERE I LIVE???

Yeah no, this shit is going south.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Latin American Courts Under Pressure from Populist Presidents

At a time when democratic governance in the region seems wobbly, confrontations between populist presidents and judicial authorities are becoming sharper and more frequent.

Of late, Latin America has seen a series of confrontations between presidents and their countries’ judiciaries. As the region passes through a period of populism, leaders have emerged who are impatient with judicially imposed limits on their exercise of power. They have been prepared to denounce judges in the harshest terms, and even to seek to remake the courts in their own images. At the same time, judicial authorities have pushed back, defending themselves and their prerogatives. At a moment when democratic governance in the region seems wobbly, these confrontations are becoming sharper and more frequent.

Continue reading.

[head-post]

Sheinbaum to become first Mexico’s woman president

Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico’s first female president on Sunday, winning the election by a wide margin, the official quick count showed, cementing the dominance of the leftist Morena movement that has reshaped the country’s political establishment over the past six years, Mexican media reported.

The former Mexico City mayor won 58 percent of the vote, according to counts released by the National Electoral Institute. Her victory guarantees Morena another six years in power, founded 13 years ago by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a charismatic leader who emphasises helping the poor.

Her main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, a pro-business, pro-indigenous tech entrepreneur, came in second with about 27 percent.

Sheinbaum, 61, a mechanical engineering professor and protégé of López Obrador, promised in her campaign to continue his governing programme.

Read more HERE

[brokensenseofhumor]

XÓCHITL VA 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

Ella es la opción MENOS MAL de todo este desmadre