However, this Thursday the protest was nowhere near the same turnout. He who calls for foreign intervention is mistaken, he who thinks that by allying with the outside he will have strength is mistaken, he who believes that women are weak is mistaken, he who believes that transformation is sleeping is mistaken. Around 9:00 a.m., the Generation Z march against the government was called at points such as the UNAM, where the presence of protesters was sparse, and almost two hours later, the crowd at the Angel of Independence was very small. A small contingent with Mexican flags, images of One Piece, and the former mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, Carlos Manzo, began to advance towards the Zócalo after 11:00 a.m., shortly after Sheinbaum's speech ended. The threat that a new Generation Z march would tarnish Claudia Sheinbaum's parade for another anniversary of the Mexican Revolution dissipated into thin air. Except for a few minor groups, there was no significant presence of opposition columns to the government during the celebration that moved along Reforma Avenue. In any case, Sheinbaum again focused on criticizing those who marched against her last Saturday, an insistence that concerns some of her advisors, who would like to see a less confrontational president. Now, Sheinbaum gave a brief historical account of her criticism, saying that those who question her want to return to the Porfiriato, a statement that is not far-fetched and which columnist Ricardo Sarmiento even openly vindicated in his column this Thursday in Reforma. "The transformation that began in 2018 is strong because there is honesty, results, and love for the people, because when a people recognizes its history, its dignity, and its collective strength, it defends its conquests," she said. "They don't know history," she launched from the Zócalo. In any case, the president's speech and the start of the parade on the streets of the Historic Center took place without a hitch, despite the call to replicate the Generation Z march of last Saturday. "They slander us because they know our honesty, they know that we will not submit to the interests of those who once held power or enjoyed privileges, nor to any government or foreign interest, they know that we will not be decorative figures or simple instruments for those who were used to stealing," affirmed Sheinbaum. Following the Generation Z march, Sheinbaum is considering calling for a "celebration" of the 4T at the Zócalo. "Mexico will not walk backwards again, peace and tranquility are the fruit of justice. He who calls for violence is mistaken, he who encourages hatred is mistaken; he who believes that force supersedes justice is mistaken; he who calls for foreign intervention is mistaken, he who thinks that by allying with the outside he will have strength is mistaken, he who believes that women are weak is mistaken, he who believes that transformation is sleeping is mistaken," she affirmed. Days earlier, in that same space, the first Generation Z march with a larger concentration than this Thursday took place, but standing out for the violent acts of the so-called black block. As they passed, slogans such as "Out with Morena" or "It was a mistake to vote for Obrador" were heard. Protesters marched down Reforma on Thursday, November 20, to commemorate the Revolution. In turn, in her speech, Sheinbaum briefly reviewed the Mexican Revolution to also criticize the opposition: "Those who today vindicate the iron fist, force above the law, those who vindicate the far right, or that freedom that only the privileged enjoy do not know the history of Mexico or our people," she launched. She accused the Porfiriato of then of being the same one they are calling for now: "The Porfiriato of dispossession, silent extermination, slavery, a silent press, an imposed peace," she said. Her criticism also extended to the governments prior to the 4T: "36 years of setbacks, poverty, inequality, corruption, and privileges, the neoliberal period" and defended the strength of the "Transformation Movement". Faced with the threat of a new call, this year's parade was shorter, reaching only the Monument to the Revolution and not to the Campo Marte Military Camp, as has been tradition.
