A side of this flu story our media is ignoring and I am not surprised by this either

[nadinbrzezinski]

There are elections, federal elections in Mexico in July.

The campaign has even made our Presidential campaign look squeaky clean... yep, I had to take a shower after seeing some of the adds... though I'll give it to IFE, they were running a top notch get involved campaign... and that is in a country with voting ratios of 70% and up... I went, I want that in the states..

Realize one reason the PRI finally lost to FOX and the PAN was the 1986 quake and what the Mexican people saw as a very lax and slow response

Oh and if you think you guys distrust your government, you haven't lived

A recent poll found the trust in Mexican politicals parties at 21% the President a little higher, and the Army and the Church in the upper 70s and low 80s

Think about it.

Oh noes, I can hold two thoughts in my head....

:sarcasm:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. And?

[ensho]

2. yes, the Mex. neo cons stole their last election

that's why Mexicans are so angry.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Distrust in the Feds is a national sport down there

does not matter who stole what or when...

And has been going on for decades... didn't start after the last presidential election

As to anger... been there done that, no... they are not that angry.

It actually makes the distrust of our feds look mild... and it is all over strata of society... from indians in the street (the stories I've heard from some would make your skin crawl) to the higher reaches of society

[ensho]

4. I disagree with you on the Mexican people's anger

the last election was different. the people have had enough.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Was there last week, talked to people on the ground

the last elections are only a mode of discussion for a small minority of people... that said this makes it to the news talk, like when the lefty Congressman said to Obama that it was time to open direct talks with the Mexican left (at which point we all went... that was funny. He won't talk to the American left, but this guy expects him to talk to the Mexican Left? Implied AMLO... that is a good joke)

Like here with bush, and we knew it was stolen, it is a non story for most of the population.. keeping a job, putting food on table, quite higher in the priority list

Now this will be a katrina moment, after it is well passed... fer the same reasons the Mexico City quake became a singular moment

Suffice it to say the PAN had come to striking distance in the elections... I doubt they will keep many seats at this point

[ensho]

6. during their last election I didn't get my news from US TV

NarcoNews is a good site plus a number of others report and show video news south of the US border.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. I got my news from Mexicans on the ground

you know people who voted in that election?

I was also down there (for a family funeral) while the recounting was ongoing

And it was amusing, most of the AMLO supporters were upper or middle class

The ones supporting the PAN (in that small sample) were lower class

One of the really down and out ladies put it this way

AMLO promises much, and at times his goons force people to give them money

I thought that was fascinating

We also saw things like a PANISTA car run over an AMLO supporter (car) and then we saw the same thing, reversed...

Emotions were running a little high

[Adelante]

8. Give it up, friend

DUers will never listen to reason about Mexico. Anyhow, I saw a recent poll showing the PRI is gaining ground as a result of the economic crisis, not the PRD, and I suspect this trend will show through with the health crisis, as well.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Yeah I know, people expect the PRI to win the next election

and a trigger event will be this

:-)

By the by the Mexican Guv'ment is planning a full shutdown

Part of the plan

Oh and if they go do that... officially the proverbial shit has hit the fan

[TZ]

10. Mexican politicians

Invented a new virus!! Who knew they had time to fool around I'm their high tech labs! Dumb dumb dumb post

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Where exactly did I say that?

oh wait, I didn't

Readying problems?

Or is pointing the potential side effect of this is just too much