The reason why I chose this simple article was one of the previous assignments related to Benito Alvarez, one of the presidents of Mexico and his devotion to the press and free speech.
It appears as if though corruption still lingers and follows Mexico and its government to this day. It is no secret that the whole world is suffering from what is now massively known as COVID 19, a virus that has affected the whole world. Yet, Mexico’s officials continue with their allegations that Mexico is far from in danger.
It states that Mexico’s director of epidemiology, Jose Luis Alomia Zegarra announced that “there have been 100 to 104 confirmed COVID deaths in Mexico since February.” The article also implies that Mexico ranked sixth close to the United States and Italy regarding COVID-19 cases. This article shows also the power of the American media and how they have always been accused of twisting the facts when it comes to comparing the U.S with other countries (specifically vast majority of Latin America). The difference between Mexico and the U.S was triple in numbers (Mexico around 100,000 to date and the U.S around 300,000).
Regardless, what was more concerning than this, was the response of Mexico’s president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who not only downplayed the pandemic in general but also told the press that “his personal protective shield against the virus consisted of amulets and prayer,” and then continued to criticize the way media was covering the pandemic. Obrador also accused them of trying to spark “political confrontation”. This takes me back not only to Mexico in the 1857 and the whole Benito Juarez era, but also to many Latin America countries such as Peru and Brazil which have historically suffered from the corruption of politics and their mass manipulation through the media.
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