Chiaroscuro of a President who promised too much | David Ordaz

Author: David Ordaz

The history of Mexico has changed. Some will say for the better, some for the worse. A vast six-year term to rewrite the chapter in which we live in the land of good and evil, chairs and derechoiros, whether you are with me or against me. Today there are only blacks and whites, there is no room for grays.

In a few hours, Andrés Manuel López Obrador will leave the presidency and take with him a large part of a society that is grateful, proud, satisfied and has very high hopes for a movement that they claim has been transformative, that has changed their lives and that they have far surpassed promises that have been seen and heard in all squares of the country for at least the last 20 years.

In a few hours, Andrés Manuel López Obrador will leave the presidency, but he will also take with him a large part of a society that hates him, polarized, frustrated and helpless because it does not know what to expect in the next six years. There are those who want to leave the country, while others have resigned themselves to endure what they assure will be the collapse of the Nation.

There is no doubt that López Obrador is the most remarkable political phenomenon of the last 30 years. His ability to use politics and benefit from it, sometimes through victimization, a narrative of good and evil and many others, traveling across the country and approaching a society forgotten for decades, is evident in creating a movement, the most powerful party ruler in the country. which, if this continues, may remain so in the long term.

His resume is no more incredible than any other. He came from social movements, like hundreds of leftists, but he knew how to take advantage of it.

Of course, he had successes, but at key moments his image was boosted by the mistakes of failed politicians and former presidents who today form an opposition that is increasingly diminished and practically dispersed due to its incredible stupidity.

A few hours after leaving the National Palace, the official version claims that Mexico’s best president is leaving. Nothing more false. Those who see him as Madero, Juarez or Cardenas are just as bad as those who see him as Santa Anna, Diaz or Huerta.

All presidents leave behind good and bad things. The merit of this lies in the convergence of narratives about people’s well-being. The phenomenon of social programs and job creation has lifted a third of the country out of poverty. He ended the minimum wage myth and developed jobs that may not have happened in the last 4 six year terms.

Without a doubt, the biggest problem is his huge mouth, because he promised so much over the years that we all knew what he wanted to do, but he never said how to do it. The only thing he could see was that everything would change in Mexico when the corruption stopped and that would happen when he became president. Not only was this not true. His six-year term ends with accusations and investigations of corruption against his family, collaborators and the consolidation of the worst powerful mafia that has ever existed in the country.

His huge mouth has harmed millions of people and claimed lives before the arrival of the pandemic, his huge mouth leaves serious suspicions of links with de facto and criminal authorities. On many occasions, his huge mouth did not know how to control this huge echo chamber called “morning”, where he controlled himself through a microphone, but opening fronts with locals and strangers at home and even abroad.

True to his style and making the argument that people are more political, the only thing he did was increase polarization.

The opposition continues to remember this phrase “to hell with their institutions” and confirm it themselves when they see reforms implemented that look more like an act of resentment and revenge than a thoughtful and targeted law, just because someone didn’t do it. stand to applaud him on February 5th.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador will be remembered as a well-intentioned president who tried but failed because he talked too much.

Recalling that speech: “Deputies, I honestly tell you that I do not expect a majority of votes from you against lifting immunity. I’m not naive. You have already received orders from the leaders of your parties and are going to act according to instructions, even if you call yourself representatives of the people (…) You are going to judge me, but do not forget that history has yet to judge you. and I.

FINAL NOTE. The way Andrés Manuel López Obrador handled the presidential succession will certainly remain in the study of political analysis. This is, without a doubt, the most effective political-governmental operation in recent years, and it may take decades to match it.