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Wait, after all those murders and sabotaging during the elections the people still managed to elect a really worthy president (seems like the best president I've seen in all the countries the last years)??
Wow, maybe I should move to Mexico
Congratulations Mexico!
Edit: Well, hmm:
How the hell did Mexico get a Jewish president before the USA? We need to step up our game.
But also good on her and on Mexico. She sounds exactly like the sort of person I’d want running my country.
they also approved gay marriage and socialized medicine before we did & do
A person with good ideas that leaves their religion at the door would be swell right now. Religion only divides us into smaller, scarier groups. (See: Christian nationalism, women's rights, the middle east, etc.)
That said, it is a damn shame Bernie didn't have a fair chance.
How the hell did Mexico get a Jewish president before the USA?
there just aren't that many places as racist as the good ol USA man.
In October 1991, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari went to Stanford University to give a talk on the benefits of Latin American neoliberalism, but was met with a demonstration against it. The angry college girl holding the sign with the inscription "Fair Trade and Democracy Now" in English is the current president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum
En octubre de 1991 el presidente mexicano Carlos Salinas de Gortari fue a la Universidad de Stanford a para dar una charla sobre las bondades del neoliberalismo latinoamericano, pero se encontró con una manifestación en su contra. La chica universitaria enojada que sostiene el cartel con la inscripción "Comercio justo y Democracia ahora" en inglés es la actual presidenta electa de Méxi
co, Claudia Sheinbaum
I had the impression that people running for office in Mexico were being assassinated a lot, if she is real force for good then I hope she's safe
That happened in small cities and some hot states. They'd never dare to attack directly a Presidential Candidate.
Legitimate question: Who exactly is it that won't attend her inauguration? Were they invited, but refused to attend? Who else from the US is going?
Also, congrats to Mexico! sounds like a great choice for a president!
Also, is it normal for them to attend, or are we just making this great Mexico news about America?
Yeah, I'd be interested in how many people go to the inauguration of other countries heads of state.
Like, my best guess is that it's a dig at, like, Gov Abbott, but I agree that I don't think I'd expect him to, even if he was a Democrat.
Why the hell can't we have candidates this awesome on the ballot here in the US?! 😿
You have Bernie Sanders, AOC
Yeah but they're basically relegated to side show characters by their party.
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.
You don't like deciding which person who will be the oldest president we've ever had for president is interesting?
My first thoughts,
U.S.A.: Can we have that president?
U.S. Govt.: No, you have president at home
Biden
But seriously this is awesome to see, It's nice to see some uplifting news.
Is this the first Nobel laureate to run a country? How bloody amazing. Well done Mexico!
Barak Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate nine months after his inauguration. Subsequently, he used a drone to murder an American citizen, among a litany of other atrocities.
Meanwhile Lê Đức Thọ refused the prize as it was shared with FUCKING KISSINGER.
He got that prize mainly for not being George W. Bush if I remember 2009 correctly.
President Sheinbaum.
Not "President Claudia".
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.
Her republikkklown neighbors are petty, petulant children. I hope she does well.
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.
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.
