| | |  Editorials | Opinions | October 2009 
Local "Desinforme"
 Obdulio Avila - The News
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September 28, 2009
 |  | The administration claiming a competitive economy is another piece of misinformation that doesn't coincide with international evaluations. |  | | |
For three years, the Mexico City Government (GDF) has practiced the politics of potholes. But while one pothole is covered, dozens more open up, and I'm not just talking about potholes in the streets, but also legal, economic and political potholes that have left the city all broken and patched up.
During the third annual informe (report) by the current Mexico City administration, officials outlined seven areas of supposed improvement that the administration has taken up (or rather, made up).
Political Reform: full rights to city residents. What changed in this area? It hardly counts as a right, putting the lives of young women at risk by giving them however many abortions they want, based on the argument that they can decide about their own bodies.
And is it a right that a supposed leader comes to tell people who to vote for? Is it progress when the people's vote doesn't count if the results don't benefit the party in power?
The informe said that social programs are good and finances are healthy. But now we know that even though the GDF is obliged to extend the food pension, it can't because it doesn't have the funds.
The administration claims that it doesn't politicize such a delicate theme as security and justice, but stepping outside every day is an adventure that not even the most reckless Hollywood hero could confront without worries. The tragic event in the Balderas metro station, where innocent people lost their lives, is not a good sign. And the family members of the young people who died in the failed operation at `News Divine' are still waiting for justice.
The administration claiming a competitive economy is another piece of misinformation that doesn't coincide with international evaluations. And sustainable development for the long run? How can we talk about the long run when the public policies that have had the most success are those made of ice and sand?
In this informe, which was more like a "desinforme," we found out why the vision of authorities is different than that of the citizens. It seems that having taken off their glasses, to look better in commercials, has affected the perception of reality among the people who should be governing with ability, not marketing. |
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