“Mexico’s Horror Is No Accident—It Is a Deliberate Failure”.
The Searching Mothers Association for Missing People
The horror that Mexico is experiencing today is neither a coincidence nor an isolated tragedy. It is the direct consequence of a government that, through a toxic mix of ineptitude and corruption, has not only failed to solve the country’s problems but has deliberately deepened them.
What was uncovered in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, is not an anomaly—it is a symptom of a system in total decomposition, a nation where territory, institutions, and lives have been surrendered to organized crime. Mexico has become a silent killing field, where the disappeared are no longer statistics but grotesque evidence of a failed state that has normalized death and violence.
For years, countless experts, activists, and citizens warned that the so-called “hugs, not bullets” strategy was, at best, a dangerous farce—and at worst, blatant complicity with criminal groups. The results are undeniable: more than 100 Mexicans disappear or are murdered every single day while the government looks the other way. The country’s militarization has not brought security; it has only cemented a model where crime and political power have become indistinguishable.
López Obrador not only failed spectacularly in his promise to pacify the nation—he obliterated what little remained functional and left a power vacuum where terror now reigns.
The Aftermath: A Nation in Ruins
Claudia Sheinbaum, his handpicked successor, inherits a nation submerged in violence and an unprecedented structural collapse.
- Health? They dismantled the system without offering an alternative. People are dying due to a lack of medicine, hospitals are in ruins, and eradicated diseases are making a comeback.
- Economy? Public finances are in free fall—not because of a lack of resources, but because money meant for governance was diverted by Morena to buy votes and manufacture political loyalty.
- Education and infrastructure? Neglected, degraded, abandoned. While other countries move forward, Mexico is sinking deeper into backwardness.
This is not transformation. This is looting on a national scale.
Democracy in Name Only
But perhaps the most alarming reality is not the devastation of the present—it is the looming consolidation of authoritarian rule.
This government has:
- Manipulated elections to maintain its grip on power.
- Silenced and persecuted dissenting voices.
- Weaponized institutions against anyone who dares to challenge its dominance.
This is not democracy. It is the calculated seizure of an entire country by a political elite that has looted its resources and delivered them to the cartels.
A Nation at a Crossroads
Mexico stands at a defining moment in history. What we are witnessing is not just bad governance—it is a deliberate assault on the nation itself. If this trajectory is not stopped, the future will be even darker.
Time is running out.
For Times Media Mexico / The Yucatán Times
Editorial Board
March 19, 2025
CDMX
The Times Media Mexico editorial board comprises nine distinguished professionals from diverse nationalities and backgrounds. Each member is selected for their extensive expertise, journalistic integrity, and commitment to objective, independent analysis.
