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A revolution in the making? Populist revolt shocks Mexico elites

Tyler Durden
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Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:07 UTC

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© Luis Cortes/ ReutersDemonstrators dismantle parts of a barrier protecting the National Palace during a protest against insecurity and corruption in the country, in the Zocalo square, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 15, 2025

Chaos erupted in front of Mexico's National Palace in Mexico City on Saturday after anti-corruption protests turned violent following the recent cartel murder of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo. Protesters are furious with leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum, while the government blames right-wing business interests for stoking the unrest.

Reuters reports that 120 people and 100 police officers were injured outside the National Palace when a large group of anti-government protesters led by Gen Zers clashed with Sheinbaum's security forces.

Public outrage has grown over the recent assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, a critic of cartel violence in the crime-ridden third-world country just south of the U.S. southern border.

Comment: Mexican mayor nicknamed "The Mexican Bukele" assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations

Footage on X shows demonstrators ripping down parts of a giant steel barrier around the National Palace, prompting police to deploy tear gas and other non-lethal weapons.

The populist revolt against far-left leaders continues, with some folks calling Sheinbaum a "WEF puppet."

More footage:

Sheinbaum is a member of Morena (Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional), a left-wing political party in Mexico that aligns ideologically with far-left U.S. politicians through Democratic Socialists of America. DSA supports unhinged leftists, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani.

More broadly across Latin America, Argentine President Javier Milei's recent midterm victory, alongside right-wing populist movements gaining ground across Europe and President Trump's 2024 win, signal that voters are increasingly rejecting corrupt globalist Marxists who have squandered the inheritance of nations through failed policies (climate crisis hoax) that only enrich the globalist elite.

Comment: The potential reasons for the riots span the spectrum of political analysis:

Sheinbaum is a reformer the neocons can't afford to have in power?

Sheinbaum is corrupt and in bed with the cartels?

or, artificially engineered destabilization efforts by the U.S. to bring Mexico under more complete domination as with the efforts it is making with Venezuela?

Or perhaps a miserable witch's brew of all three . . . . .

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ReRan · 2025-11-18T02:07:00Z

Well, that leaves me more confused than informed.

TBoris · 2025-11-18T03:09:26Z

ReRan Well maybe this map will help with that: 'The Technate of America: A Plan To Replace Partisan Politicians & Business People With Scientists & Engineers' [Link]
Look at the map. Especially how it not only includes Mexico but a few countries south of that in the news lately...

ReRan · 2025-11-19T00:04:29Z

TBoris Interesting, thanks for that. Always about money and control.

codis · 2025-11-19T06:24:46Z

ReRan Because, like with the Ukraine, Mexico is a proxy battleground.

On one side the jewish president Steinbaum backed by the drug cartels, which in turn are backed by the big banks (especially city of London), which represent the old colonial powers of the EU/UK. And which had controlled the US via the DNC (like Obama and Biden).

And on the other side the Trump administration that is not willing to sacrifice the US for the old colonialist against Russia and China.

The drug cartels are the "organized crime" straw man for the hidden shemes of the empire to finance their global manipulation and terrorism schemes. Organized and monitored by the "intelligence agencies", executed by the cartel members as errand boys, and with the big banks as the cashier and beneficiary.

TBoris · 2025-11-19T14:03:10Z

codis I would say the big banks have controlled the US since the constitution with Article 1, Section 8, clause 2:

Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

It isn't a democrat or republican thing...It is usury at scale: [Link]

And on the other side the Trump administration that is not willing to sacrifice the US for the old colonialist against Russia and China.

I would say it is more accurate that the Trump administration wants to continue the dominance of the central bank of the US (for money supply creation and debt) without going bankrupt itself. This is a continuation of the old colonialist IMO(started with the Bank of England as John Titus explains in the link below).

The drug cartels are the "organized crime" straw man for the hidden shemes of the empire to finance their global manipulation and terrorism schemes . Organized and monitored by the "intelligence agencies", executed by the cartel members as errand boys , and with the big banks as the cashier and beneficiary .

This I like a lot! I would only add that bank beneficiaries of the schemes are the nominee share holders as explained very well along with other aspects of banking by John Titus in this video 'A Government Unto Itself' [Link]
Here is the end game of those schemes in Argentina now in debt usary prison: 'US debt trap: How libertarian Javier Milei is selling Argentina to Wall Street – for $82 billion' [Link]

Dwoods44 · 2025-11-18T05:21:18Z

Brave AI: "She (Sheinbaum) has argued that returning to a war on cartels would be "authoritarian" and "fascist," stating it would be outside the legal framework and impermissible to kill without trial."

A perspective and context. Carlos Manzo was assassinated by the cartels.

Brave AI: "Mexican cartels profit significantly from the illegal fentanyl trade, with estimates indicating annual profits ranging from $700 million to $1 billion specifically from fentanyl trafficking . The drug's high profitability stems from its low production cost and high markup; for example, 10 kilograms of fentanyl, which costs about $50,000 to produce, can be worth approximately $20 million on the market." This means that fentanyl trafficking is big money.

The last 10 years of the "border wall" bruhaha and "open borders" essentially allowing the cartels to strengthen their position in the USA.

Brave AI: " Mexican cartels have significantly strengthened their presence within the United States, with multiple sources attributing this expansion to the border policies of the Biden administration. According to a veteran Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent and fentanyl expert, the "wide-open border policies" of the Biden administration have been a major factor enabling cartels to solidify their operations across all 50 states . The Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) cartels are now operating fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illicit drug markets nationwide, often displacing local drug dealers and gangs. "

Follow the money and the corruption.

Psstoffgoy · 2025-11-18T09:20:03Z

What are Mexico's top three religions?The absolute domination of Catholicism is declining gradually in Mexico, but it is still the religion of approximately 85% of Mexicans. A small number of Jehovah's Witnesses, Adventists and Mormons do exist and grow in number every year. Mexico also has 10% 'traditional' Protestants and 5% Jews.

And they placed a jewish woman as president, WTF did they expect to happen? They should have disguised it like that did with the pope, it keeps the normies guessing.

speedster356 · 2025-11-20T03:22:39Z

Psstoffgoy Well at least we learned a new Spanish word. Puta Judia.

Dwoods44 · 2025-11-19T13:09:32Z

Here is a Sarah Westall interview with Jeffrey Prather. At around the 8 minute mark the interview begins and Jeffrey Prather gives his background, which is extensive. [Link]
He talks about the CIA running guns to the cartels and the cartels running drugs to the USA for a CIA dark budget.

He talks about the cartels controlling the Mexican government and some government in the USA like the Arizona governor (remember she won over Kari Lake).

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ReRan

And what, exactly, does the EU gain by this?

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