In a speech over the weekend, Mexico’s top general and Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval raised concerns when he openly praised the leftist political agenda of socialist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (aka AMLO).
The general’s unprecedented comments drew strong criticism for injecting the military into the nation’s political debate.
This speech also reminded observers and critics of AMLO’s increasing use of the military for civilian projects and parallels with Socialist Venezuela.
According to AP, the General said:
…as Mexicans, we must be united in the national project that is being carried out. For us it is a mark of pride to be able to contribute to the transformation that is being carried out. The efforts of your administration are founded on the legitimate needs of the majority of Mexicans.
The far left López Obrador describes his administration as the “fourth transformation” of Mexico, akin to the three earlier major political movements that defined Mexico: the independence against Spain, the 1910-17 Mexican Revolution and the Liberal reform movement of the 1850s and 60s.
As the Wall Street Journal notes:
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador —a k a AMLO—has been known to bristle when critics liken him to the late Hugo Chávez. But the parallels between the spirit of Mr. López Obrador’s two-year-old government and that of the Venezuelan strongman’s in its early years are impossible to ignore.
AMLO is on a mission to complete what he calls “the fourth transformation” of Mexico, and he has to centralize power to do it. He has already wrested control of the Supreme Court, and last month he proclaimed that autonomous regulatory bodies like the federal antitrust commission and the office that provides transparency in federal contracts should be eliminated.
Like the authoritarian Chavez and Nicolás Maduro have done in Venezuela, López Obrador has dramatically expanded the Mexican army’s role in everything from law enforcement to building and operating airports and rail projects. This makes the military a target for corruption and political favors.
And many observers believe that, similar to Venezuela, this is a very dangerous development for the future of democracy in Mexico. AP noted that:
The conservative opposition National Action Party said in a statement that “this political content is not appropriate from a military man, and clearly violates” a clause in the Constitution that prohibits political activity by the armed forces.
José Miguel Vivanco, director for the Americas at Human Rights Watch, wrote in his Twitter account that Cresencio Sandoval “publicly backed and identified himself” with López Obrador and “his political project.”
“When military officers get involved in politics, democracy is in danger,” Vivanco wrote.
And with a populist socialist president with delusions of grandeur we should all be concerned about a Venezuela scenario. As the Wall Street Journal writes, while “AMLO can’t copy Chávez play by play… his aspirations are hauntingly similar and so is his modus operandi.”
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Mexico will continue to be emboldened to embrace a socialist agenda as long as Biden and his socialist handlers are in charge of the White House. Don’t be surprised as we here about more “banana republics” start to lean socialist over the next 3 years.
America will be a banana republic before 2022 is over
Banana is Catholic…Biden is CATHOLIC. CATHOLIC is socialist. Vote accordingly
Heaven forbid!! Somehow this must be stopped. The idiot in the WH and the entire regime need removing, and our US border closed, locked down for good.
One outfit has a thousand years of invasion, domination, conquest,
then elimination…. Be CATHOLIC “C” or be dead. Vote for ANY CATHOLIC and you vote for failure forever and a traitor.
Biden is CATHOLIC. CATHOLIC is socialist. Vote accordingly
It is always the poor, ignorant and uneducated that fall for the lies of the Socialist siren call. And their Socialist soon-to-be dictators know it.
And in America it is the rootless, ungrounded, jaded young rebels without a cause that fall for and embrace the pabulum and tripe of the socialist propagandists. These unfortunates are seldom poor, just overindulged, perhaps, and seeking a new religion. My sainted Father used to remind us: Communism is a godless religion.
That is called CATHOLIC. Vote accordingly.
You sure have a dislike for Catholics don’t you? Can you prove anything you say about Catholics that they are cause of all the problems around the US or the world?
yeah! Catholics have a culture which has been a total failure for over 1,500 years. ..A hundred nations, a thousand years and exactly 100% failure! Vote for ANY of the cause of failure treasonous folks is not wise. Vote for ANY CATHOLIC and the wall will never be built.
For first time in decades Mexico has a real democratic president, journalists have freedom of speech they’re able to confront the president, before if they would turn against government, they would be killed or disappeared the media was getting paid to cover up all the corruption. Venezuela doesn’t have freedom of speech, or free elections.
Obviously won’t last long then will he.
Our mexican president is profoundly humanistic and nationalistic, certainly not socialist. He is in the moderate left, and willing to get along well with all sectors, but certainly most decided to end corruption, which has been the worst cancer for us.
George Orwell (who was socialist) described in his novel “1984” a jargon in which word have no real meaning: DOUBLESPEAK. Today words like “democracy” or “socialism” are deliberately obscured, distorted, and their essence is reversed. Those who have “studied” in woke institution of indoctrination called “schools”, may not believe that what was falsely described as “communism” in fact was funded by globalist oligarchs. So called “communist revolution” in Russia was just totalitarian revolt financed by New York bankers (Trotsky) and by Berlin bankers (Lenin) aimed at SOCIALIST government of Alexander Kerensky. Eventually when in 1920, that funded by Wall Street “Bolsheviks” enterprise decided to invade Europe, it was stopped at the gate of Warsaw by SOCIALIST leader of Poland, Marshal Pilsudski. After successful military campaign against Lenin, Pilsudski removed himself from politics but when capitalistic economy of Poland collapsed he staged SOCIALIST revolution in 1926 and despite world depression, he revived economy. His success could be measured by fact that in 1939 Poland of 35 milions fought alone war against 80 milion Hitler Germans and 150 milion Stalin Russians LONGER then French in 1940 with British support fought weak by then Nazi Germany. Those who so eagerly bring Hugo Chávez as an example of … “socialism” would never dare to mention most successful SOCIALIST of modern time, Prime Minister of Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew. This uncompromising union leader, Lee Kuan Yew, was also proud to call himself a modern SOCIALIST. Before he ascended to power, Singapore was an island submerged in swamp, full of poverty, affected regularly by tsunami, cyclones, malaria and had no natural resources. Due to Lee SOCIALIST leadership in shaping on that island mixed STATE and PRIVATE economy, now it is one of the most prosperous country in the world.
Nasty vile evil commies everywhere these days. They all need to taken before a firing squad and gotten rid of!
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will become a beast like Maldito Maduro in time IF he embraces socialism. The Palastino drug cartels then can overthrow the Mexican government and turn this nation into a terrorist state which can invade the United States. Hezbollah will then be able to take over both Mexico and America with illegals and terrorists coming north and even be able in time to break into Canada. North America will then be a new haven for all sorts of terrorists and foreigners making these three nations: Mexico, USA and Canada into a third world decrepit cabal similar to Sub Saharan Africa.
Anymore positive thoughts for the day! Does anyone have any ideas on how to dig ourselves out of this hell hole?
Yeah, Do not vote for ANY CATHOLIC. Catholics have a culture which has been a total failure for over 1,500 years. ..A hundred nations, a thousand years and exactly 100% failure! Vote for ANY of the cause of failure treasonous folks is not wise. Vote for ANY CATHOLIC and the wall will never be built.
Mexico was, is, and ALWAYS will be a corrupt, third-world cesspool of a country due to the corrupt politicians who govern it. With the Biden administration, we are in danger of joining them.
Mexico was, is, and ALWAYS will be a CATHOLIC corrupt, third-world cesspool of a CATHOLIC country due to the corrupt CATHOLIC politicians who govern it. With the CATHOLIC Biden administration, we are in danger of joining them.
United States is falling in line with the mindless inability mindset. Soon to be taken over by papa himself.(papacy)
Socialistas cabrones!
Socialist are anti-God, anti-religion, but God’s future plan (prophesy) will open the eyes of many that don’t follow Jesus Christ. Be strong and a follower of the Lord, and don’t be “Left Behind.”
MEXICO IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ANNEXED BY THE UNITED STATES. THE DRUG CARTELS RUN THE GOVERNMENT. STOP WASTING TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST. MEXICO GOTTA GO!!!
The VATICAN runs the drug cartels. The VATICAN gotta go.
That would be a good place to send the democrats who want to live in a communist country.
Demo and CATHOLIC cannot be separated. Commie and CATHOLIC are the same.
SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA CONTINENTS ARE GOING MARXIST RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES AND THE CONGRESS HERE IS IN BED WITH THESE ” SUCKERS “! THE NEW SOCIALIST MARXIST GROUP ” De GROWTH MOVEMENT ” THAT BIDEN AND HIS MARXIST CARTEL ARE NOW FOLLOWING! ” TEAR IT DOWN AS BAD AS THE 30’S AND THEN THEY CAN CONTROL OUR LIVES FROM CRADDLE TO GRAVE! YOU CAN NOW FOLLOW THESE RATS IN ” MARK LEVIN’S BOOK AMERICAN C OMMUNIST ” IN PAGES 140 — 150. : EXCELLENT READING!
All America does NOT need is another Venezuela on it’s southern border. When their socialist policies drive Mexico’s already-troubled economy into the proverbial toilet, that will cause even more illegal aliens to swarm over the border.
I think thousands are doing that currently, from other South American countries headed in Marxist rule.
CATHOLIC is socialist