#YaMeCanse: Mexico Is on the Brink, and America is Largely Oblivious Ruben Martinez - pressofAtlanticCity.com
go to original December 1, 2014

Why we say #YaMeCanse (Ya Me Cansé)

The violent disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teachers college in Guerrero state has caused a political earthquake the likes of which Mexico has not seen in generations - perhaps even since the revolution of 1910.

That makes it all the more baffling how little attention most people in the U.S. have paid to the unfolding tragedy. To understand the historical significance - and the moral and political gravity - of what is occurring, think of 9/11, of Sandy Hook, of the day JFK was assassinated. Mexico is a nation in shock - horrified, pained, bewildered.

These emotions have been swelling since late September, but have become overpowering since Nov. 10, when Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam held a news conference to detail the federal government's investigation into the students' disappearance, which relies heavily on witness testimony from men who allegedly participated in their murders.

There have been dozens of major demonstrations since the students went missing - most of them have been peaceful, but a significant few have turned violent.

Mexico is on the brink, and America is largely oblivious.

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