President's 'Bienvenido 2015: #MexicoGrande' Video Promoting Goodwill Backfires Breitbart
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Enrique Pena Nieto's ¡Bienvenido 2015! #MéxicoGrande (Gobierno de la República)

A video released by the Mexican government in an effort to inspire goodwill for 2015 had the opposite effect drawing much criticism for making light of the many tragedies that the nation faced — including the kidnapping and murder by police and cartel hitmen of 43 education students.

Soon after the video titled Bienvenido 2015! #Mexicoesgrande (Welcome 2015, Mexico is great) was unveiled by the office of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Youtube.com and on local stations, many Mexicans took to social media to voice their outrage at how the government makes light of years of corruption and narco-violence.

...“That video is yet another example of the cynicism of the government,” said Raul Gonzalez, a Monterrey resident ... “The message is clear, they live in their own world which is very distant from the reality facing most Mexicans,” Gonzalez said. “The message that I get from that piece of trash is that Mexico’s problems have not been caused by the government’s corruption but by the public.”

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