Protests Heat Up in Mexico Over Murdered Missing Students, Idiot Politicians, and the Narco-State Their Drug War is Facilitating

In late September police in Iguala, Mexico,
apparently abducted 43 college students, now believed to have been
handed over to a drug cartel and murdered. The mayor of Iguala and
his wife are among those arrested in relation to the mass
murder—the mayor ordered police to attack the students, who were
raising money in the area, because he thought they would disrupt a
speech his wife was making.

The horrifying incident, another signpost on Mexico’s road to
narco state status, also galvanized much of the Mexican population,
leading to weeks of protests against corrupt politicians and their
links to drug cartels.  Earlier today demonstrators set fire
to several vehicles outside the office of the governor of Guerrero
state, which includes Iguala.

The renewed protests were fueled in part by a comment made by
Mexico’s attorney general, Jesus Murillo Karam, at the end of a
press conference about the missing students.  CBS News

reports:

After an hour of speaking, Murillo Karam abruptly signaled for
an end to questions by turning away from reporters and saying, “Ya
me canse” — a phrase meaning “Enough, I’m tired.”

Mexico mayor, wife detained in case of 43 missing students

Mexico police searching for missing students make discovery

Cartels, corruption, and the case of 43 missing Mexican
students

Within hours, the phrase became a hashtag linking messages on
Twitter and other social networks. It continued to trend globally
Saturday and began to emerge in graffiti, in political cartoons and
in video messages posted to YouTube.

Many turned the phrase on the attorney general: “Enough, I’m
tired of Murillo Karam,” says one. Another asks: “If you’re tired,
why don’t you resign?”

Other people used it to vent their frustrations with messages
such as “Enough, I’m tired of living in a narco state” or “Enough,
I’m tired of corrupt politicians.”

As U.S. drug policies continue to destabilize Mexico even while
multiple U.S. states move toward legalizing marijuana, the
posturing of American drug warriors from the safety of their homes
and offices will look increasingly idiotic, dangerous, and
unsustainable.