has rarely existed in Mexico there is a case of anti-hero, is not common in our culture. What is allowed are heroes that are manufactured from the power and therefore, they are also the ones who come to the history and culture also influences the weight they give the media, whether the case care for their own purposes and for short-term pressure, then they do care, otherwise simply disappear from the map.
The hero is traditionally character with special features of strength, skill or personal choice, taking with high moral principles, a cause in your hands and fight tirelessly to fight for a good society.
The antihero has none of these features, any citizen is usually tired of being pressured by circumstances of vilification, abuse, crime and corruption, at any given time, tired, and to defend their personal property, are facing situations that seem impossible and usually exceeds it, but faced with incredible courage and unfortunately with tragic consequences for himself, hence the label of antihero.
These people do incredible acts of courage and most of the time act with more courage and dedication to a hero himself, which brings to mind Clint Eastwood called Gran Torino, where the character, understands that his death is the only way to make justice to react favorably to the cause he advocates.
just be in Mexico for anti heroism, a businessman in the north of the country fell prey to criminals who laid siege to remove his ranch and through death threats, expected to leave his ranch and with this to remove it, as they had done with all neighbors. Don Alejo Garza Tamez, a man of 77, decided to defend himself and moving his family's ranch just decided to confront the criminals, killing four and injuring two more before falling shot and die in defense of his property by scandal authorities arrived and was not consummated the taking of the ranch.
This happened on Saturday, drew the attention of society in cyberspace, and social networks, has been much discussed and it was such big news in some media and now a large part of the population is taking it and declaring an a hero. Ciro Gomez Leyva, the Milenio newspaper, commented that since they called the "Hero of the Bicentennial" and I very much agree with him, but the family denies that it has been, obviously because of the pain of his loss, and from here my respects to this great man who was his father.
This case has many angles that we analyze, first in the media is diluting the issue, demonstrating that these authorities do not want to broadcast the event, probably for fear that they follow the example and people to arm themselves and take the law into their hands, which would create a law of the jungle. The problem for the state is much longer than itself, does not control the crime and now they control people, it would be something serious.
The second edge is the fact that the media communication will not have continued to publicize the issue, and may be with the express request of the government, they prefer to continue doing their good deeds contest to delve into a terrible history of fatigue and injustice that is repeated in many municipalities controlled by crime and where authority is wiped off the map. The media in its eagerness to use crime as a battering ram to hit the government, tend to become invisible members of the criminal environment, despite having their own cases of heroism which have resulted in unfortunate and deplorable death.
And, if we compare this case against American culture that is the small difference in the United States, the case would become famous, would have extended civic causes as an example, and Hollywood would already be making a movie of this person, so that in a fit of social outrage, try to take justice in the matter. American culture loves these stories serve to recycle their society and justice, refreshes and creates a social conscience and use it as a weapon of war corrupt society.
In Mexico, this kind of story nobody wants, nobody is interested, and worse, no one's interest. The status quo of organized crime seems that no one should solve it, forcing those who suffer daily to take desperate solution into their own hands, with the stupid consequence of losing life or if given to them if they are enforced the laws, so they are considered anti-heroes.
Don Alejo In its report, yes, if you are a hero of this stupid war of corruption.
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