Journalist Epigmenio Ibarra premiered his new documentary “A Work of the People“, which talks about the construction of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), which will open this Monday, March 21. Given this, the former president Felipe Calderoncriticized one of the scenes of the report.
Through your account Twitterthe former president made a comment about the scene where General Gustavo Ricardo Vallejoin charge of the AIFA work, speaks to the statue of General Philip Angeles.
“But it is not General Vallejo’s fault. He receives orders. What a pity that they use (and thus) Mexican soldiers for the whims of the Guatemalan,” Calderón wrote, citing a tweet from former federal deputy and PRD militant, Fernando Belaunzarán.
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But it is not General Vallejo’s fault. He takes orders. What a pity that they use (and so on) Mexican soldiers for the whims of the Guatemalan. https://t.co/pFZ3ceskgF
– Felipe Calderón (@FelipeCalderon) March 19, 2022
Therefore, Epigmenio Ibarra responded to Calderón’s statement, where he clarified that he is Mexican by birth. “Being Guatemalan would be @FelipeCalderon for me a huge honor. I admire, love and respect the Central American peoples and for me the borders are points and lines on a map. I am Mexican by birth; son, grandson, great-grandson, great-great-grandson and chozno of Mexicans and Mexicans,” reads the journalist’s tweet.
Being Guatemalan would be @FelipeCalderon a huge honor for me. I admire, love and respect the Central American peoples and for me the borders are points and lines on a map. I am Mexican by birth; son, grandson, great-grandson, great-great-grandson and chozno of Mexicans and Mexicans.
– Epigmenio Ibarra (@epigmenioibarra) March 20, 2022
Likewise, Epigmenio criticized what the former president said, assuring that he intended to use the word “Guatemalan as an insult.”
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“@FelipeCalderon, like all fascists, intends to use “Guatemalan” as an insult. He exploits the xenophobia and racism of his followers. His anger against the “others”, the foreigners, the different ones. He is just a miserable promoter of hatred who has the hands stained with innocent blood,” he said.
Aims to @FelipeCalderon, like all fascists, use “Guatemalan” as an insult. He exploits the xenophobia and racism of his followers. His fury vs the “others”, the foreigners, the different ones. He’s just a miserable hatemonger with innocent blood on his hands.
– Epigmenio Ibarra (@epigmenioibarra) March 20, 2022
The video, which lasts one hour and 12 minutes, begins with a phrase by General Felipe Ángeles Ramírez, which reads “Politics is not an end, the revolution is not an end. If not means to make men men”.
During the recording, the construction of the air terminal in Santa Lucía is shown in detail through a tour that the president takes Lopez Obradoralong with elements of the Sedena.
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Two days after its premiere, the documentary already has 963,978 views on the YouTube platform.
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