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interdimensionalmeme ,

Can we also elect a smartypants nonretiree ? Is that even an option ?

Sam_Bass ,

I wish hera long, happy, productive career, really

thorbot ,

How can she be president? She doesn’t look like she’s about to die of old age

x0x7 ,

The important thing is she didn’t die from the Cartels. Do you know how many politicians have been taken out by cartels in the last year. Just recently in April down in Chipas a cartel got 538 politicians to resign all on the same day and murdered 38.

To be a politician in Mexico from any party you need blessings from the right people.

LemmyKnowsBest ,

She sounds like a badass. Go Claudia Go! 🎉

x0x7 ,

Super badass considering her opposition got assassinated.

drunkpostdisaster ,

Her being a woman is probably the least significant thing about this.

33550336 ,
@33550336@lemmy.world avatar

Viva Mexico!

radicalautonomy ,

President Sheinbaum.

Not “President Claudia”.

SeveralAnts ,

reuters.com/…/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hi…

To be clear, 37 other candidates were murdered. Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor.

radicalautonomy ,

sigh No, 37 other presidential candidates were not murdered, which is what you are implying by saying:

Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor

So stop spreading misinformation ffs.

corus_kt ,

Not a single one of the assassinated was running for president, that poster was only right in that the cartels were targeting people for political reasons on the local/mayoral level.

apnews.com/…/mexico-drug-cartels-violence-electio…

This is admittedly horrific to hear about

radicalautonomy ,

Their purpose was to push their anti-leftist agenda by repeating the false narrative that Mexican drug cartels murdered every other presidential candidate save one…their favored candidate…this Jewish leftist scientist woman. SeveralAnts wasn’t stating anything in good faith.

corus_kt ,

Were you expecting people to actually read the article and realize you are making up unrelated conclusions, or did you think people would blindly upvote because Reuters.

banshee ,

After reading the article, this looks like misinformation.

yogthos ,
@yogthos@lemmy.ml avatar

Looks like people in Mexico weren’t fooled by US propaganda.

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

And below retirement age, too! Finally someone who won’t just want to secure a cozy last few few years for their elderly rich friends.

LordWiggle ,
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

I’m going to move to Mexico I guess. Here in The Netherlands, as well as most of the European countries, right wing extremism is on the rise. Who would have thought it would be Mexico to show we don’t have to live in a dystopian shit show.

SeveralAnts ,

reuters.com/…/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hi…

To be clear, 37 other candidates were murdered. Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor.

offspec ,

I’m glad you made this reply on every comment, otherwise I might not have read it 40 times

Klear ,

To be clear, 37 other comments were deleted by mods. Leaving these final 40 the pick of the mods as the survivors.

barsquid ,

They’re just using it as a signature like those “anti-AI license” guys.

atx_aquarian ,
@atx_aquarian@lemmy.world avatar

I think everywhere you’ve posted this has been relevant to those particular threads. I appreciate you carrying that torch.

Shardikprime ,

Please do so, there is nothing more we love here in LATAM as clueless gringos arriving to be easily robbed

LordWiggle ,
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

Ha! Jokes on you! I’m poor because I have to spend 1900 euros per month on rent alone so there’s nothing to rob me of. You can’t even rob me of my dignity anymore.

Jokes aside, I’m aware of the major issues Mexico has. I’ve never been there but I would love to visit as it’s a beautiful country. But I’m too chicken to go due to the high crime rate etc. And tickets are too expensive, I wasn’t joking about having no money because my decent salary is being sucked up completely by rent, taxes, bills, insurances and food.

But I’m glad Mexico has elected a leader I could only dream of. I hope she can make a change towards better. Or at least, I hope she is what she looks like. I mean, is she really good or only looks like that (like the president of India). At least she looks like Merkel + + +

Shardikprime ,

Bro spends in a month more than a local spends in a year and then says he is poor, thinking he has nothing to lose because he lost his “dignity” lmao

Here getting robbed is getting murdered. I suppose you may be entitled to say you have nothing to lose after that

LordWiggle ,
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

I need to spend that much for basics, like food and a roof over my head. I’m basically a slave, I need to work most of my life without being able to build up anything. No saving, buying a house, etc.

But I’m aware I live in one of the wealthiest countries, where I do not have to fear anything no matter where I go. I’m aware I’m extremely lucky to have been born here. I’ve seen how life can be different, when I went on deployment to the Middle East and Africa. I’ve been to horrible places and have seen horrible things.

But life here is extremely expensive. We make more money, but in the end we have nothing left after we payed all the bills to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. I don’t have much to lose, as I’m depressed AF, alone as my wife left me, stuck with PTSD from when I was in the military, unable to enjoy life anymore somehow. So a holiday in Mexico where I snort loads of cocain with a bunch of hookers before I get robbed and killed doesn’t sound so bad really.

Shardikprime ,

Please do so, I’m sure it will be worth it haha

not_amm ,

If you do or know someone that will do, please take into consideration that the housing market in México, right now, has been favoring foreigners and that in some areas, they’ve displaced the locals and raised prices so much that they can’t afford to be there anymore (be for shopping, working, etc.). Please don’t contribute to this and research before, do not try to pay in euros/dollars, come legally and work legally.

LordWiggle ,
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

That’s seriously fucked up. I wouldn’t want to contribute to that. Sadly, I’ve seen this shit way to often and I strongly oppose to it.

FarFarAway ,

Also, depending on what you move, make sure to take into account areas with drought, and future rain and heat patterns. Climate change is only going to get worse. Make sure you have a secure water supply to work with.

LordWiggle ,
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

Ok so I’m not moving for the coming 10 years for sure, and if I’m moving it probably won’t be Mexico. But the climate change thing is something I worry about. I live in the Netherlands, most parts are below sea level. The dykes are being reinforced, but the plans for now are finished in about 10 years and won’t be high and strong enough in about 5 years, so we need to start to reinforce it even more 5 years before the current plans are being completed. At the same time ground water levels are getting lower, so trees are unable to get water from the ground and die, so the roots will die too and won’t be able to hold the ground together. It’s getting harder and harder pumping drinking water from the ground. Next to that, salt seawater is normally held back in the ground by the ground water, but because it’s level is getting lower while the sea level is rising, salt seawater is making it’s way into the ground, killing more greenery because it’s polluting the groundwater and making it undrinkable. So I may be forced to move, as well as most inhabitants here if this shit continues. 10 to 12 million people forced to relocate due to lack of water AND too much water at the same time. Weird AF.

Godric ,

Worldnews

A Tweet

Thanks, for that, and thanks for dodging R1 by including a link to Boing Boing, they seem reputable

ooli OP ,

Fair. But did you get the news? In time? was it important?

Shardikprime ,

It was bouncy

iAvicenna ,
@iAvicenna@lemmy.world avatar

good job Mexico, you would think this should be the standard behaviour everywhere

SeveralAnts ,

reuters.com/…/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hi…

I’m glad this isn’t standard behaviour. To be clear, 37 other candidates were murdered. Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor.

Shardikprime ,

Imagine having 37 candidates murdered in the USA for an election and calling for it to be standard behavior lolz

iAvicenna ,
@iAvicenna@lemmy.world avatar

perhaps spoken too early, nevertheless just as those candidates being killed does not automatically make them anti cartel (it could very well be a power grab attempt by fractions and candidates supporting certain fractions), it also does not make her automatically pro cartel.

Renorc ,

Meanwhile in America:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/366c77bd-f00c-46f3-8abf-3bfcb0429830.jpeg

SeveralAnts ,

reuters.com/…/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hi…

To be clear, 37 other candidates were murdered. Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor.

jwiggler ,
@jwiggler@sh.itjust.works avatar

Actually, you’re not being clear, at all. The article you linked, yourself, notes that the 37 murdered political candidates were local government candidates murdered between September and May, not national candidates. Far cry from your insinuation that 37 of Claudia Sheinbaum’s political opponents were murdered so she could win by the hands of the cartels.

heavyboots ,
@heavyboots@lemmy.ml avatar

Why the hell can’t we have candidates this awesome on the ballot here in the US?! 😿

Snowclone ,

You don’t like deciding which person who will be the oldest president we’ve ever had for president is interesting?

heavyboots ,
@heavyboots@lemmy.ml avatar

Yeah, it’s a pretty frustrating time to be leaning left. And given the chaos Trump would unleash, it’s not like there is any choice at all about whether or not to vote for Biden… 😿

kaffiene ,

You have Bernie Sanders, AOC

heavyboots ,
@heavyboots@lemmy.ml avatar

Yes, and I voted for Bernie when he ran and I would absolutely vote for AOC if/when she does run. Just… the choices in this election cycle are wanna-be, half-demented dictator-for-life vs a “moderate” Democrat who, while he’s gotten a surprising amount done, isn’t exactly renowned for pushing the corporations hard on climate change.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world avatar

Honestly, the stuff he’s gotten done over his career has been life changing for me. I hate that I have to give him credit for legalizing cannabis, but here we are.

sudo ,

Yeah but they’re basically relegated to side show characters by their party.

kaffiene ,

Fair point

matcha_addict ,

Sheinbaum is better than those two, but not as much as you think. Her mayorship and her party have good relations with Israel, cooperated with the US in violence against migrants, and silenced protestors.

quoll ,

bc mexico is actually democratic with significant proportional representation and not the weird arse shit merica calls “democracy”?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_Mexico#Current…

Shardikprime ,

Yeah 37 assassinated candidate runner ups being murdered speaks volumes about that

hellofriend ,

Yeah, kinda wondering why the cartels want her in office. Maybe she’s less good than she appears.

Also wondering why anyone would want to lead Mexico given that angering the cartels will get you cartel’d…

Shardikprime ,

Maybe they don’t want her in the office, maybe they didn’t want the other guys they offed

wide_eyed_stupid ,
@wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll tell you what I told the previous commenter: They were not all runner-ups, that’s misinformation. The assassinations were not presidential candidates. They were local politicians, running for mayoral or council seats.

Which is also disgusting, of course, but no, the cartels did not kill off all her competition to get her into office.

wide_eyed_stupid ,
@wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world avatar

They were not all runner-ups, you’re falling for misinformation bullshit (and stop upvoting misinformation, people!). The assassinations were not presidential candidates. They were local politicians, running for mayoral or council seats.

Which is absolutely fucking horrifying in and of itself, don’t get me wrong, but what you’re saying is just not true.

quoll ,

Hmm… so it’s not the electoral system that needs reform… Murcia just needs to murder more candidates?!

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