Priest Solalinde urges teachers' movement to abandon vandalism, 'solidarize with Mexico'

Priest Alejandro Solalinde Guerra has called on the CNTE teachers' movement to cease acts of vandalism, urging them to show solidarity with Mexico. In a message shared on X, Solalinde stated that while the CNTE's cause might be legitimate, its leadership must recognize that the ends do not justify the means.

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the cause of the CNTE can be legitimate, but the leadership must understand that the end does not justify the means.

"Cyclical blackmail for money and vandalism are the responsibility of the leadership," Solalinde wrote. He further implored the movement to support Mexico during a period he described as being under attack, asserting that "the people are with their President!"

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Cyclical blackmail for money and vandalism are the responsibility of the leadership.

However, Solalinde's remarks drew immediate responses from some users on X. One user, Javi Cruz, recalled the CNTE's support in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in 2015, when federal forces were detaining migrant caravans. Cruz pointed out that Solalinde himself was present during that time to break a police cordon, questioning the priest's current stance on "vandalism."

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The teachers' movement should show solidarity with Mexico at this time when it is under attack. Understand this: the people are with their President!

Another user emphasized that while no one supports foreign intervention, the teachers' struggle for labor rights, including the president's promise to overturn pension reforms, has always been legitimate. The exchange highlights a division in public opinion regarding the CNTE's methods and the legitimacy of their protests.

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vandalism you were present to break the police cordon.