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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3z263453lo
Mexico's first female president vows 'it's time for women'
The passing of the presidential sash every six years is always an important and symbolic occasion in Mexico.
But on Tuesday, when it was placed over the shoulder of Claudia Sheinbaum - the first woman to hold the highest office in the country - it was truly an historic watershed moment in more than 200 years of modern Mexican history.
It has been a long road which led the first female mayor of Mexico City to break the glass ceiling in Mexican politics again, this time at national level.
To huge cheers of “Presidenta!” ringing out both inside and outside the congressional chamber, she raised her fist in victory, savouring the moment.
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@thedogandthecello saidEl Salvador was one of, if not the most crime-ridden nation on earth. Their president drastically turned that around (though by questionable means).
Will she be tough on corruption, cartels and immigration?
Nope. But neither did the male Presidents of the past.
Mexico could be beautiful and prosperous but they just don't want that.
Culture.
This president is a progressive leftist. Given that the migrants trying to cross , Mexico's northern border are trying to escape poverty (as well as crime) perhaps some policies can be enacted to address the very thing many of them are trying to escape from.
Of course, many of those migrants are Mexican, a lot of them come from Central or even South America. But if Mexico can be more prosperous, maybe some of those migrants would settle in Mexico.
We'll see.
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@vivify saidI can't believe Harris and Trump are neck and neck in the polls. America sure doesn't need another 4 years of Trump. What is wrong with half the Americans? It is like a Trump Cult not the once Republican party it was. They all seem scared of him for reasons unknown to me.
El Salvador was one of, if not the most crime-ridden nation on earth. Their president drastically turned that around (though by questionable means).
This president is a progressive leftist. Given that the migrants trying to cross , Mexico's northern border are trying to escape poverty (as well as crime) perhaps some policies can be enacted to address the very thing man ...[text shortened]... Mexico can be more prosperous, maybe some of those migrants would settle in Mexico.
We'll see.
-VR
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@Very-Rusty saidAre there any black women presidents in history? If so where? Maybe that is what people are afraid of. I know there are several women of different races who have made their mark in politics - Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi etc.
I can't believe Harris and Trump are neck and neck in the polls. America sure doesn't need another 4 years of Trump. What is wrong with half the Americans? It is like a Trump Cult not the once Republican party it was. They all seem scared of him for reasons unknown to me.
-VR
This woman Kamala Harris refers to herself as a black woman but her mother is an East Indian. So right off the bat, she is not telling the truth and fooling people who probably do not know her ancestry. Down here she would be called a Dougla or some other name denoting that she is of mixed parentage.
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@Rajk999 saidWould you consider yourself a racist? I only ask because you are sounding a bit like one. She has said she is of Indian and Black ancestry, don't you listen to what she says. When you look at her do you see a black woman or an East Indian woman?
Are there any black women presidents in history? If so where? Maybe that is what people are afraid of. I know there are several women of different races who have made their mark in politics - Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi etc.
This woman Kamala Harris refers to herself as a black woman but her mother is an East Indian. So right off the bat, she is no ...[text shortened]... Down here she would be called a Dougla or some other name denoting that she is of mixed parentage.
-VR
@Very-Rusty saidTo be honest, Im not up to date with your society's definition of these terms which youall use to describe people who ask uncomfortable [but relevant] questions, and frankly I dont care to be. Some of these terms are like homophobia, islamophobia, bigot, racist, nazi, redneck ... and a whole bunch of others.
Would you consider yourself a racist? I only ask because you are sounding a bit like one. She has said she is of Indian and Black ancestry, don't you listen to what she says. When you look at her do you see a black woman or an East Indian woman?
-VR
So to answer your question, I dont see anything but a woman. However I did hear her once call herself a black woman. I dont listen to politicians all the time .. got better things to do. But its not about me. Im not voting in American elections. The question I asked remain unanswered because you chose to attack me. I wonder why?
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@Rajk999 saidYou saw an attack in what I asked you?...Or was the question too uncomfortable for you?
To be honest, Im not up to date with your society's definition of these terms which youall use to describe people who ask uncomfortable [but relevant] questions, and frankly I dont care to be. Some of these terms are like homophobia, islamophobia, bigot, racist, nazi, redneck ... and a whole bunch of others.
So to answer your question, I dont see anything but a woman. How ...[text shortened]... can elections. The question I asked remain unanswered because you chose to attack me. I wonder why?
-VR
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@Very-Rusty saidI got better things to do ...
You saw an attack in what I asked you?...Or was the question too uncomfortable for you?
-VR
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@Rajk999 said1) Her father's Jamaican, so she's both black and Indian
This woman Kamala Harris refers to herself as a black woman but her mother is an East Indian. So right off the bat, she is not telling the truth
2) Why do you have to make this about race? What does that have to do with this thread in any way shape or form? Why is everything always about race to you?
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@vivify saidIf a person is running for what is referred to as the most powerful position in the world, then everything is open for discussion, inspection and analysis. Especially the following:
1) Her father's Jamaican, so she's both black and Indian
2) Why do you have to make this about race? What does that have to do with this thread in any way shape or form? Why is everything always about race to you?
- education and qualifications
- heritage, ancestry and parentage
- life story including marriages, children etc
- social life including police records
- race and sex
The fact that you think anything regarding this person is out of bounds means you are not well in your head. People will want to know, and need to know and understand all these things before casting their vote.
For you, I can understand that all you are interested in is the fact that it is a woman and a black one makes it even better. Surely you cannot expect the rest of the USA to think like you.
@Rajk999 saidYou're playing dumb. Your history of posts is one of white supremacist rhetoric, despite your claims of Indian heritage. It's with this background of yours that my post was based on.
If a person is running for what is referred to as the most powerful position in the world, then everything is open for discussion, inspection and analysis.
If someone on this forum known for hating Jews brought up the Mexican president's Jewish ancestry––unprompted––how would you respond?
But maybe I'm jumping the gun maybe you actually do want an innocent discussion of a black U.S. presidential candidate's race on a thread about Mexican politics. Let's give you that.