The Right That Doesn’t Exist
The map of the Mexican right wing that some on the left claim doesn’t exist is vast.
The map of the Mexican right wing that some on the left claim doesn’t exist is vast.
The overwhelming opinion on Mexico’s left is that shock groups in the November 15th confrontation were paid for, and orchestrated by the right wing opposition.
The neoliberal Somos México, which includes ex-officials of the National Electoral Institute, appears to be the force with the most realistic chance of obtaining its registration for the 2027 elections, although the neo-pentecostal CSP is also mobilizing.
Hugo Salinas Price, father of “Gen-Z” march puppeteer Ricardo Salinas Pliego, became an anti-left operator after the Cuban Revolution’s triumph, financing numerous fascist initiatives, one of them a shock group linked to the CIA.
Beleaguered ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, head of a Cuauhtémoc borough in financial crisis and awash with complaints about unmaintained streets, public spaces and extortion, is accused of financing violent shock groups.
Drop Site’s Ryan Grim speaks with José Luis Granados Ceja about the movement behind Mexico’s recent self-declared “Gen Z” protest and what’s driving the mobilization.
Familiar, aged faces from Mexico’s right wing opposition collaborated with the international right wing.
The still significant legacy of the Mexican Revolution has had a dampening effect on the growth of the extreme right, but meeting them as adversaries legitimizes them.
Boosting an ultra-right wing threat while slowing social advances, such as by postponing the 40 hour work week, could be a recipe for disaster.
We are witnessing the emergence of a consensus that not only tolerates violence but fully embraces it, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.