WHAT MIKE SAW

Mexico City

On my way to Buenos Aires, I had a 5 hour layover in Mexico City (DF). For such a short amount of time there, I was really able to capture the essence of national pride that I feel the US sometimes really lacks. I’m not talking about some piece of shit that flaunts his/her confederate flag and wants to secede from it’s union (i.e RICK PERRY Gov. of Texas). I’m talking about people who take to the streets and in the form of protests, make their elected officials give in to their wants. After all, it’s the people that make up the government. So fuck you, you stupid TEABAGGERS. I swear, you people don’t have a fucking clue. Seriously. “Hands off my medicare”. You fucking serious? You mindless drones are the ones who need to secede and go away forever.

Sure big protests may not work (Iraqi War), but I feel that it canmake a difference. The Aznar administration lost their general election after Spain’s 3/11 attacks due to large protests. The French love to protest, even if sometimes their cause is stupid. And of course violence never gets anybody anywhere. But it’s the message and form of communication that counts most.

So anyway, being in Mexico City hanging out at the ZOCALO, there was this huge gathering of some 1000 people protesting the Honduras coup. It was a sight like none other. The type of shit that gives one chills. It was basically one bus with 3 people on it’s roof speaking from a bullhorn. I regret not understanding what they were saying but I could really feel the passion. I could really feel the sense of community. The only way I knew what they were talking about was because they were waving the Honduran flag. It was fucking awesome. I wanted to get on top of the bus with those people speaking. But my girlfriend got mad since we had a flight to catch. But you will see that footage later when I get home to LA.

The video below was taken back in 2006 when one of my best friends ADAM NELSONand I decided to go to TJ. And I’m not talking about the tacky TJ where underaged San Diegans go to get hammered with hopes of seeing a donkey show. This was where my friend James lived and was unlike the general perception of TJ. We took off work for a day just to go. But somehow we didn’t feel satisfied. We wanted to keep going. We said “screw work. How often do we get to do this?” So we ended up in Mexico City. We didn’t know a soul. We didn’t speak a lick of Español. But it had to be one of the best trips of my life. Everything was improvised. It felt like our MOTORCYCLE DIARIES. I will post more video from that particular trip later because we saw so much awesomeness.

BTW, my girlfriend and I just had a crap load of wine and lagers. So excuse the grammatical errors and the lack of focus in this posting.

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Tags: Adam Nelson, Mexico City, Motorcycle Diaries, Rick Perry, Teabaggers, What Mike Saw, Zocalo