It's freedom of speech... stupid?
No, Lilly's megaphone isn't the solution, nor is it even the senators' microphones being muted. The problem is that those who govern or should legislate are upset with freedom of expression, that, uncomfortable with criticism of their poor governance, they assume it's the opposition to what they call their movement, even if it involves the annihilation of freedom of expression.
Claudia Sheinbaum's initiative is, essentially, a project of censorship, of control of freedoms. The Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law isn't limited to two or three articles that outline changes in the area of platforms—NO, it's a comprehensive text that restricts freedoms ranging from public street protests to the control of what is said in the media and on platforms. They want control and censorship of anything that bothers them and is said by citizens, from their social media accounts to those of traditional media outlets.
Let's not fool ourselves or go around giving the benefit of the doubt, because those in power aren't giving it, nor do they deserve it; they're going for EVERYTHING. They'll fake it with what they call conservatories, only to ultimately impose a new law that will allow them to censor and impede freedom of expression. Incidentally, they're not even talking about the same thing: the senators are calling for a CONVERSATION during an extraordinary session, and President Sheinbaum is calling for an OPEN PARLIAMENT . Didn't they warn her, or, as in other cases, is interpreting the law in her a weakness?
The authoritarian attitude has been evident and felt every day for several weeks. President Sheinbaum has already enjoyed the questions she used to respond to her critics, even those she already had more or less on her side, because they're already going for EVERYTHING.
"President, what do you think about people saying President López Obrador is in hiding?" the paid mascot asks.
The ball in front of the net for Sheinbaum to finish by saying: “I haven’t spoken to him, but he’s happy writing in his house in Tabasco…”
Worse still, former President Zedillo issues a series of warnings about the end of democracy and predicts tyranny from within the government. The pack, the wild herd, is unleashed, led by the president. Far from responding to the essence of the former president's statements, they discredit and denigrate him.
The die is cast. This path has already been taken by others, like Venezuela, where Maduro decreed the closure of X—formerly Twitter—for 10 days. And no, I'm far from believing that Mexico is becoming Venezuela; Mexico is becoming the Mexico that tyranny wants, the one Ernesto Zedillo predicts; which could be much worse and which the United States will not prevent, because its government neither can nor cares. Their goal is to put up a blockade on the border, stop the fentanyl—if they can—and demand water. Besides, they have so many problems with the disaster that is destroying the empire that turning south is a waste of time.
Kristi Noem's spot was a perfect fit, and they weren't going to waste the opportunity. Televisa gave them the ball in their net to justify a new, and entirely unnecessary, law.
Senator Téllez says that if they turn off her microphone, she's already got the megaphone ready. So, we'll have to start preparing about 130 million megaphones.
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