Why were Mexican “Generation Z” protesters flying an anime flag featuring a straw-hatted skull and cross-bones on Saturday?

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Mexico this weekend. Reuters notes that in Mexico City, people wearing hoods apparently tore down structures protecting the National Palace, where president Claudia Sheinbaum lives. Over on American right-wing cable news, Fox and Friends welcomed two besuited Spanish-language podcasters who furnished the American news consumer with the claim that Mexico is experiencing a “national awakening” against its leftist president, brought about by rampant crime. They cited the recent killing of an anti-cartel mayor, apparently by cartel assassins, as a cause, and said they would welcome foreign military invasion. Meanwhile, according

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