Sheinbaum and the day the field was planted (literally)
It seems that today’s plan for many Mexicans was not a coffee and a sweet bread, but rather a beautiful monumental traffic thanks to the road closures that have half the country made into a meme of “I reached heaven and there is still traffic.” And in the midst of this road chaos, our president, Claudia Sheinbaum In a movement that is reminiscent of when your mother tells you “we already talked about that” but the problem is still there, the president assured that the Secretariat of the Interior will hold a meeting with the farmers. Their star argument: “they have always been cared for.” Of course, because nothing says “we are listening to you” like having to paralyze the country to get an appointment. Sheinbaum’s justification was as worthy of a public relations expert as it was of a yoga master: “it’s not that they are blocking because there is no dialogue, there is dialogue.” In other words, let’s understand, this is not a protest, it is a work table but with tires, trucks and a lot, a lot of patience on the part of the trapped motorists. And then, as if the initial drama were not enough, we found out that the agricultural producers party was joined by the issue of the Water Law. According to the president, this law deeply upsets “those who monopolize concessions.” Come on, those who had gotten used to having the key to the national cistern and now feel like sharing. Sheinbaum said it with the elegance of someone announcing that there will be second parts in a streaming series: “those who have monopolized concessions don’t like the Water Law.” No, really? The president insisted that, despite the road boycott, the legislative debate on water regulations continues in Congress, where a discussion forum was even opened. Because nothing goes better with a roadblock than a good discussion forum, as tradition dictates. Meanwhile, farmers in Tamaulipas and other states appear to have adopted the philosophy of “if you can’t handle the system, block it.” Their protests mix discontent over their economic conditions with collective panic towards a possible reform in water management that, according to them, could leave them drier than the Sonoran Desert. The government’s final message is the classic “calm down, everything is under control.” The Secretary of the Interior is committed to maintaining dialogue with farmers and addressing their concerns. Sheinbaum, for his part, emphasized that the government is willing to listen and work together. That is, the classic relationship of “it’s complicated” but at the national level and with tractors. So now you know, if you were late for work today, don’t blame the alarm, blame it on a complex sociopolitical situation that shows the tensions between the countryside and federal policies. Or just say it was the traffic. Did you like this summary of the national crisis? Don’t keep the gossip, share it on your social networks and help this journalistic gem reach everyone. And if you’re left wanting more well-told chaos, explore our content for more analysis that will make you laugh so you don’t cry.It’s not a block, it’s a very, very intense conversation
