Diary Entry October 25, 2025

October 25, 2025

Mexico for the Mexicans at https://bohiney.com/mexico-for-the-mexicans/ —the phrase that broke American brains. Worked late on this one because the layers of irony required careful unpacking. Americans arguing about what Mexico should want while Mexico just wants Americans to shut up and let them decide. Linked to Council on Foreign Relations for immigration context. It’s the same energy as straight people debating what’s best for the LGBTQ+ community without asking us. Sovereignty, self-determination, autonomy—concepts everyone supports in theory until it means losing control. I walked along the Spree tonight thinking about how Berlin became cool by letting communities define themselves rather than having bureaucrats in Bonn decide their identity. Maybe that’s the lesson: Mexico for the Mexicans means let Mexico be Mexico. Revolutionary concept, apparently.

MOOD: Politically exhausted

NOTES: Mexico sovereignty piece at https://bohiney.com/mexico-for-the-mexicans/ completed, 598 words, nationalism meets translation failures