Summary
Tensions between Mexico and Canada have escalated amid Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on both nations.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Canada’s handling of border issues and claimed Canada “could only wish” for Mexico’s cultural riches, intensifying the feud.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to highlight Canada’s border management compared to Mexico’s, while Mexican officials accused Canada of using Mexico as a political scapegoat.
Both nations continue efforts to persuade Trump to reverse the tariffs. Diplomatic relations remain strained as the dispute unfolds.
There’s plenty of finger-pointing to go around on this one with both countries, but I think Ms. Sheinbaum might remember that many of Mexico’s “cultural riches” were looted.
Just curious, for the sake of clarity. Do you mean they were looted from Mexico, and therefor are no longer available to Mexico as a source of trade/pride whatever. Or do you mean that Mexico looted them from other places and so has no right to brag about them in the same way that the British have never done anything of note aside from stealing from other cultures and then NOT USING ANY OF THOSE SPICES IN THEIR FOOD!? Okay sorry I got sidetracked.
Looted as in Mexico is the product of settler-colonialism like the rest of the Americas.
The Spanish came, stole as much from the Aztecs, Maya and other peoples that they could, then founded Mexico.
Then, for centuries, they did things like dig up graves to loot even more. And the people they subjugated are so poor and desperate that they’re often the ones looting their own ancestor’s graves on behalf of Mexico’s “cultural riches.”
The U.S. has a lot of “cultural riches” from various indigenous groups too. They also didn’t generally donate them.