The theater of fear unfolds in Jalisco
The news came like thunder on a quiet Sunday morning. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho’, the most wanted man in Mexico, had been killed. But the second act of this drama was already written: chaos.
The National Security Cabinet confirmed what many feared. 21 road blockades active in Jalisco, a violent and calculated response from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It is the predictable script of the drug trafficker: for each blow, a demonstration of force that paralyzes the population.
“Federal and state forces are deployed; all points are in the control process, registering a low-speed but constant flow,” the authorities reported.
Five blockades have already been deactivated. But the message is clear. This isn’t just slow traffic; It is theater of terror on the road. A staging to tell the government and citizens: “we’re still here.”
My father taught me that politics affects daily life. Today, that lesson materializes in trapped families, stranded merchandise and the pulse of a state that beats to the rhythm of fear. Forces work to restore circulation, but every minute counts.
Behind every smoking barricade is a cold strategy. The CJNG does not protest; executes a power script. While the authorities celebrate a tactical coup, the cartel puts on a strategic show that we should all see.
My wife, a teacher, reminds me that sometimes the simple answer is the right one. Today the simple one is this: when you overthrow a king, prepare for the kingdom to rebel. And Jalisco is experiencing that rebellion on the asphalt.
