tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post5989021114336349765..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: How Long Can A Crazy President Stay Popular?Greg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-21201088549004551812020-03-29T08:04:10.249-04:002020-03-29T08:04:10.249-04:00Excellent piece, the one you shared on Medium. Tha...Excellent piece, the one you shared on Medium. Thanks. Incidentally, Alberto Diaz Cayeros was one of my professors at Stanford, and now heads the Center for Latin American studies there. Just sent him a noteHarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392519436347063482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-47011650616585922002020-03-28T18:09:37.853-04:002020-03-28T18:09:37.853-04:00https://medium.com/@adiazcayeros/the-balancing-act...https://medium.com/@adiazcayeros/the-balancing-act-in-mexicos-covid-19-response-a6955ec629fcshah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-42798363540398006012020-03-25T23:07:20.702-04:002020-03-25T23:07:20.702-04:00It's important to follow his team rather than ...It's important to follow his team rather than him. He has approved a presidential order which establishes that the health ministry will make the choices related to the coronavirus measures. Mexico cancelled classes almost two weeks ago, recommended home office to the entire private sector, will limit all federal government workers from going to work, plus there is a daily 1 hour conference open to reporters on the updates of the situation.Carlos Ortegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408975394890481202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-23797996797094908902020-03-25T07:56:06.624-04:002020-03-25T07:56:06.624-04:00Wow, did not know that 50% of Americans approved T...Wow, did not know that 50% of Americans approved Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis... I suppose they are just pledging their support for Trump, rather than his handling of a crisis. <br /><br />Also, on the comment above: One last thing, only the wealthy countries, and those who operate hard currency can properly do any sort of lockdown <br /><br />Not true, India is not wealthy by any measure, and just yesterday went into a 21-day lockdown. <br /><br />Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392519436347063482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-50213864384181084092020-03-25T03:04:08.611-04:002020-03-25T03:04:08.611-04:00The Mother Jones article starts off wrongly for me...The Mother Jones article starts off wrongly for me. Duque was basically dragged by the municipalities who were ignoring Duque's request to keep things going, in a very similar dynamic to Bolsonaro. Except Bolsonaro is just going to raise his voices over the pots and pans.<br /><br />I've basically tuned out Mexican media discourse on AMLO, because it's so persistently and petty-hostile, and also doesn't map to popular sentiment.<br /><br />AMLO has worked his way around the media to some degree, and he also makes a point of emphasizing that he is what his predecessors are not. Like that dangerous meet and greet.<br /><br />One last thing, only the wealthy countries, and those who operate hard currency can properly do any sort of lockdown--because, well, you have to support a huge informal work force if you want any cooperation on any old shutdown. This is all before the whole "shutdowns are basically security theater" aspect. They work, but they're costly, and the pot of gold is the buildup of resources and ability to do widespread testing and contact tracing, and then vaccine. How feasible is it for Mexico to get there?<br /><br />That is is going to be a major problem. Ineffectual, low support quarantines (like the comic example going on in Bolivia) are *definitely* worse than the disease even if only in the sense that you basically delay the peak for not much gain while putting great numbers of people in mortal peril because the state doesn't have the resources to support them to stay home. We may praise Peru NOW, but if the situation continues, we really might not be praise Peru, May 1st.shah8https://www.blogger.com/profile/04537529816304128000noreply@blogger.com