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Mexico's new president! (i.redd.it)

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[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

*sigh* No, 37 other presidential candidates were not murdered, which is what you are implying by saying:

Leaving this final one the pick of the cartels as the survivor

So stop spreading misinformation ffs.

[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Not a single one of the assassinated was running for president, that poster was only right in that the cartels were targeting people for political reasons on the local/mayoral level.

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-drug-cartels-violence-elections-43b1689bff1b38c68e8428a74c2e9a83

This is admittedly horrific to hear about

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Their purpose was to push their anti-leftist agenda by repeating the false narrative that Mexican drug cartels murdered every other presidential candidate save one...their favored candidate...this Jewish leftist scientist woman. SeveralAnts wasn't stating anything in good faith.