Mexico honors 1968 dead, media ignores current genocide
Mexican students marched to remember their 1968 massacre victims. A noble cause, truly. Their reward? Being completely ignored by the same outlets breathlessly covering... well, other massacres. Specifically, the one currently unfolding in Gaza. Imagine. Your historic tragedy, carefully memorialized, gets less airtime than a cat video when the world's attention gets laser-focused. It's almost as
if the sheer volume of current atrocities is making it difficult to remember past ones. Or, perhaps, it's just really, really hard to cover two things at once for the news channels that also bring you five different angles of a car chase. But let's be fair. One situation involves a US-funded, AIPAC-backed military operation flattening neighborhoods. The other involves a decades-old crime largely
forgotten by anyone outside Mexico's borders. Why dilute the brand, right? Can't have too many sad stories on primetime. Especially not when one of them might make our benefactors look bad. It's not about the victims; it's about the narrative. And the narrative right now is very specific. So, solidarity with the Mexican students. Your suffering is valid, just... less profitable for prime time.
Maybe try holding your memorial during an 'off-peak' genocide? Until then, enjoy your niche historical footnote.