A Nation Frustrated with its Leaders
The short moment when the national anthem was sung by frustrated Mexicans gave way for one of the few breaks from angry shouting. Names of 43 people who disappeared in Ayotzinapa were read out, which did nothing to calm the ferocious protesters. The manifestation leaders claimed that it was apolitical, not in support of any existing party; however, it was indeed aimed at the current leaders and their incompetent actions. The participants were also ready to laugh at the president, Enrique Peña Nieto, whose recent contributions to public discourse have been ridiculed to the level of becoming memes and gaining popular Twitter hashtags.