Diary of a Mexican Revolution Leader

Dear Diary of my Dreams, I am appalled by the way this government has handled matters. There are many reasons why I have decided to lead the revolution, and they will all help us to rebel from this cruel government. I am a poor, hard working middle class farmer who can’t stand his government and they way they are doing things around here. This is why I have led the revolution and I am plotting to rebel. Down with the government! I have decided to join the revolution because the government has done nothing to help me out. They don’t care about the middle to lower class people and they deserve what we are about to give them, hell! In addition, in no way, shape, or form am I worried about what will happen if our revolution goes south. I am a strong, firm believer in this revolution and if I stay this way, I should be perfectly fine. Also, no one, especially me should be scared of our government. They have been so bad to us, why should we be scared. They have no intimidating qualities. There time is done! It is our time to step up. Down with the government! One of the main reasons why I have decided to lead the revolution is because the government in which I live in has done nothing for the middle and lower classes, and I happen to be in the middle class so I am furious with the way our government has handled things. What ever happened to the saying, “government is for the people”. What I have seen the government do lately has been all but for the people. As a leader, I plan to throw many obstacles at the government. Whatever I can do to stop them and make them suffer for all the suffering they have caused us is what I fully intend to do. In addition, god for bid a plan to rebel against the government does not go as planned, I will stay strong and show my fellow countrymen who have joined the revolution with me that this does and will not put me down. Yes, I would be disappointed if a plan would not be successful, but that is a bump in the road that shall not stop us. We are a force to be reckoned with and nobody, not even the goddamn government will stop us. Moreover, as one of the leaders in the revolution I pled to follow Hidalgo’s lead and finish what he started. He is such an inspiration to me and should be to all of you. Now let me tell you fellow countrymen how to get involved in this revolution. If you believe in us, and this entire revolution you must not hesitate. You must act now. Like a famous philosopher once said, “Do or do not, there is no try.” What I mean by this is if you, like us, believe the government has been robbing us of our dignity and pride, then you should join. Do not attempt to join and then realize you are just to scared and afraid to think about what the government will do. You are either with us or against us. In September of 1810, one member of our revolution betrayed us by telling the government about our next plot to rebel. Because of this, Hidalgo announced that our rebellion was not only for the members of this revolution, but also for every Mexican. Hidalgo thought everyone deserved what he tried to accomplish, and it was his goal to make that happen. Now if you are a strong, noble believer of this revolution and you support Hidalgo, you must act now. Run down to your local town hall and there will be five desks there that await your arrival and anticipate getting thousands of signatures. The time is now and if you hesitate, it might be to late. Hidalgo began his rebellion in the Bajío region, north of Mexico City. He and his forces were so willing to help this revolution that others got scared and worried. Hidalgo, our leader and our knight in shining armor died for us in July of 1811 shortly after his capture. He fought and never gave up. I now have stepped up as a leader. A figure in which I believe people intend to follow. My fellow members of this revolution know that I loved Hidalgo and I will lead this revolution in his honor. We plan to over through the government, and we know Hidalgo will be right by our side helping us every step of the way. Now we know that the government has and will kill people apart of this rebellion or revolution, but that’s a chance you have to be willing to take. One time the news of a rebellion Hidalgo led got out on there march to the city of Guanajuato. They were intercepted and few were killed, but many fought back and proved that our revolution, Hidalgo’s revolution, was a force that wasn’t going to back down without a fight. Since Hidalgo wanted this revolution to free the Creoles from Spanish rule, it drove him more and more and motivated him to actually set them free. For this he is my hero, and my knight in shining armor. In conclusion, you must realize how horrible our government is. They have been holding Creoles against there will and this is not right. Our revolution sets out to take the government down. So far we have many volunteers, but we need more and with your help, we can put and end to all this chaos. The revolution sets out to accomplish three primary goals. One, free the creoles. The second, to show the government what they are doing is wrong and they must stop because we sure as hell won’t stop until we’ve won. And finally we have embarked on this revolution to teach ourselves a lesson, as well as show the government they can’t do whatever and get away with it. We are showing ourselves how we can make a difference and showing the government that if your people aren’t happy, the country won’t be. And my fellow Mexicans are surely not happy now. This cruelty this government has made must stop now and we must become that wall in the road to put the government to a halt. Join the revolution; you’ll be glad you did. Xoxo, Manuel Ricardo