Fifty Years on: A Prejudiced History of Britain Since the War

Abstract

In all likelihood, however, a volume of that nature will be a long time in coming. Mexicans are still too angry with Salinas, or too bewildered by his ambivalent legacy, or too embarrassed by the adoration they bestowed upon him. Salinas offered to redeem Mexico, to propel the country into the ranks of the First World, and most Mexicans believed him. The amount of hatred Salinas still elicits among the Mexican people reflects how incensed Salinas' supporters feel about their own gullibility. Mexicans will only forgive and forget Salinas when they learn how to forgive themselves.