December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The populist and left-leaning President of Mexico said that leaders who impose lockdown measures on their population to combat COVID-19 are like dictators who let their “authoritarian instincts show.”
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the comments on December 2 after being asked why he is rarely seen wearing a face mask.
According to an AP report about his comments, Obrador said that measures enacted by governments that limit their freedom of movement are “fashionable among authorities … who want to show they are heavy handed, dictatorship.”
“A lot of them are letting their authoritarian instincts show……the fundamental thing is to guarantee liberty.”
It is unclear whether the comments by the Mexican President were directed at local state governments in Mexico, or at governments worldwide.
However, Obrador’s December remarks were not the first time he has spoken out against government-imposed lockdowns in the name of combating COVID-19.
In October, he blasted the leaders of many European countries for locking down a second time, saying no to “coercive measures” and that lockdowns show “an authoritarian urge by the authorities, by the government, with all due respect, on the part of those who opt for this.”
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