Mexico City: The Birth of a Civil Society Being one of the worst earthquake to ever hit Mexico, the 1985 Earthquake of Mexico City struck in the heart of the country and brought consequences that would later prove to shape the citizens sentiment towards the government and its officials. It sent the country into a frenzy and their inability to properly manage rescue operations proved to be fatal for the thousands of people who relied on the government to save their life and the lives of loved ones. It lead to ordinary citizens establishing themselves as unofficial government workers, taking the roles of rescue aids and policeman.The sudden need for citizens to rely on each other instead of on the people supposed to assist them, created a sort
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The earthquake proved to be the force that awakened the middle-class and acted as the momentum needed to gather and becomes agents of reform. At the same time that the earthquake unveiled the corruption on behalf of the government it awakened a social movement as the “victims movement organized massive protests against the construction industry and corruption in [the] state contracts”. The protests amounted in the granting of a voice to the middle-class that was once voiceless as it resulted in an organization of “tens of thousands of victims” that proved to be “a social movement of unprecedented scale in Mexico City’s history”. The corruption being done by the government was known throughout the city before the earthquake and at the same time it had been widely ignored. The earthquake proved to be the catalyst for what came to known as “middle-class” content as it struck during a time when the middle class was struggling financially as a result of economic crisis occurring in Mexico at the time. Years leading up the earthquake was a thriving time for the middle class as upward mobility was easily attainable through the opportunities of the prospering economy. However, these opportunities were blocked in the years preceding the earthquake by debt crisis that struck Mexico. Tensions were
Mention by it was an integrating factor and why it was a source of delegitimization for the mexican …show more content…
The earthquake proved to be the force that awakened the middle-class and acted as the momentum needed to gather and becomes agents of reform. At the same time that the earthquake unveiled the corruption on behalf of the government it awakened a social movement as the “victims movement organized massive protests against the construction industry and corruption in [the] state contracts”. The protests amounted in the granting of a voice to the middle-class that was once voiceless as it resulted in an organization of “tens of thousands of victims” that proved to be “a social movement of unprecedented scale in Mexico City’s history”. The corruption being done by the government was known throughout the city before the earthquake and at the same time it had been widely ignored. The earthquake proved to be the catalyst for what came to known as “middle-class” content as it struck during a time when the middle class was struggling financially as a result of economic crisis occurring in Mexico at the time. Years leading up the earthquake was a thriving time for the middle class as upward mobility was easily attainable through the opportunities of the prospering economy. However, these opportunities were blocked in the years preceding the earthquake by debt crisis that struck Mexico. Tensions were