President López Obrador revives the Bush doctrine

President López Obrador revives the Bush doctrine

Almost 20 years ago, then-President George W. Bush told the work “ Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.” The phrase became an example of how dangerous it is to see complex issues in black or white. Yesterday, President López Obrador said: “Either you support the transformation or you are against the transformation of the country,” and added that “We’re conservatives or liberals.” This way, the President places the country in two irreconcilable spectrums . Following this supposition, criticism towards the current government is, by default, conservative ? It seems like to be liberal , the only way is to be in favor of the government and praise it.

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Will Carmen Aristegui receive an award?

Before COVID-19 , the women's rights was the main issue discussed by society, although not so much for the government. In the Senate, they forgot to deliver the “ Elvia Carrillo Puerto Award,” a prize for feminist activist s. When the pandemic struck the country, one of the finalists was journalist Carmen Aristegui, who was lynched by the President’s followers on social media for criticizing state-owned media outlet Notimex . We’ll see if Aristegui is awarded the prize.

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Trying to fool mayors and governors

The head of the Finance Commission in the lower chamber, Patricia Terrazas , released a tape where a man can be heard asking for bribes from mayors and governors . The man asks mayors to attend a meeting this weekend, to obtain more resources for the municipalities, yet this is fake. Patricia Terrazas said she and others have yet to identify the voice and that people are being lied to because she would not attend the so-called meeting.

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Debating neoliberalism

Some people are getting ready to learn what’s happening after COVID-19 and neoliberalism . At least this is the case of the University Program of Studies on Democracy, Justice, and Society, from the UNAM , where they are preparing a webinar about “ neo-fascism ,” economic challenges, and the new social pact. It is expected that Álvaro García Linera , John Ackerman , Rafael Correa , and Maximiliano Reyes participate in the webinar.

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