Why Mexico is Done Playing Nice 🤷‍♂️

Thousands of people across Mexico have been taking to the streets in Gen Z protests not for hashtags, not for viral videos, but against cartel violence and government corruption, including criticism of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., talking about crime feels like a therapy session for criminals.

Instead of saying:

“That guy robbed someone.”

We get excuses that sound like horoscopes:

“Poverty caused it.”

“Lack of opportunity caused it.”

“The system failed them.”

To normal working people, that’s less about justice and more like someone politely explaining why your cousin keeps stealing beers at every family BBQ.

But Mexico?

People are DONE.

🤷‍♂️ They don’t want “pretty words.

🤷‍♂️ They don’t want “systemic poetry.

🤷‍♂️ They want real consequences.

Everything snapped on November 1, when Carlos Manzo, an anti-drug mayor in Michoacán, was assassinated.

Then it went nuclear:

100+ injured

20 arrested

Thousands marching and Gen Z leading the charge

This wasn’t Coachella.
This wasn’t a weekend protest for clout.

This was a generation standing up and asking the hardest question a government can hear:

Why does our government protect criminals more than citizens? 🤷‍♂️

And here’s where the U.S. starts to look uncomfortably familiar:

Both countries downplay crime.

Both blame “the system” instead of the criminal.

Both weaken consequences for repeat offenders.

Both frustrate everyday citizens while criminals feel untouchable.

So here’s the question that should keep you up at night:

If governments protect everyone except the people who actually pay the bills, follow the law, and go to work every day… who exactly are they working for? 🤔

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