Another Check-In From Mexico City
du Nord, May 4, 2009
Andrew MacDonald brings us more first hand thoughts on the Swine Flu Scare in Mexico City.I'm not sure what to think. It definitely feels troubling that everything is closed from an aspect of wanting to enjoy the city. Not to mention that for an already-precarious economy and society with little safety net in terms of social welfare, many people are getting pinched...I still go out a lot on my bike and such to take photos, but with mask of course.. Which sucks,'cuz its hot as hell here. Not to mention the psychological aspect of having to wear a mask all the time.There's different opinions about the whole outbreak. Some people think it's politics of fear at work and aren't buying it, some people are freaked out to no end, and others are outraged because they think it's a corporate cover-up on behalf of a factory hog farm in the state of Veracruz. Many believe that this unsanitary, polluted hog farm(half owned by an American company) is the reason for all of this. The farm is called "Granja Carroll" and is ow