And which wimps closed its borders against the flu?
Román Revueltas Retes
2010-02-24
Don't read this article, certified patriots, because you will not like it. Let's see, what country, among all the countries of the world, gives
support, housing and jobs for the millions of Mexicans who can not find such in their own homeland; no justice or opportunity or welfare or safety or
anything? What country buys from our farmers, industrialists and entrepreneurs, in other words, from our workers and peasants, the billions of dollars
of vegetables, televisions, cars, parts, etc.? What country bailed us out, with its greenbacks, when we had that famous "December mistake" committed
by our inept politicians? What country's national soccer team plays in Mexico as if at home, cheered on by a crowd throwing insults, without any
consequences, against the home team?
That country, ladies and gentlemen, is called the United States of America and is our partner, our neighbor, our friend and defender. Naturally, we do
not like this fact because we are people of incurable resentment and are somewhat envious here, apart from being ungrateful, self-conscious and
forgetful. We do not like, among other things, that a miserable wretch had turned over one-half of our territory, but we very well remember that after
this national disaster, Lopez de Santa Anna went back to look for his house so he could reensconce himself back in the president's chair (like we have
our values somewhat out of order and slightly damaged perceptions, but no matter, there will always be a Yankee on whom we can blame all our
misfortunes and then look the other way).
This angry tirade, readers, jumps from my keyboard upon seeing that the supreme government of Mexico is happily disposed to form an anti-American
block with some South American countries who rushed to close their borders to us in light of the influenza scare. As Javier Aguirre said, we're
screwed. |
