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2011-01-04 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by badanov 2011-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Hypothetically, at what point does this anarchy turn into civil war?

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-04 07:57|| 2011-01-04 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Hypothetically, at what point does this anarchy turn into civil war?

Somebody, anybody, correct me if I'm wrong but from all I've seen and heard and read it seems to be a number of different gang wars over turf and smuggling routes into the United States. The gangs, however, don't seem to mind attacking police, army and any civilians that get in their way either. Nobody seems to be in any position to threaten the federal government in Mexico City although the government's hold on places like Juarez and Tijuana seems pretty tenuous. Of course, one could argue that the government is the biggest criminal gang in the country. A case in point would be the brother of former President Carlos Salinas being tied to the drug trade. The cops have had a reputation as long as I can remember as being more interested in mordida than actual law enforcement. The theory I've heard on this is that they are so poorly paid that they have to supplement their income somehow. The government also encourages its poorer citizens to emigrate to the United States with or without benefit of proper documentation except for the infamous matricula counsular. IMHO our own government is complicit in both the flow of illegal immigrants and illegal narcotics into the United States and therefore responsible for a lot of the Mexican mayhem we read about here. I've met a lot of ordinary Mexicans on this side of the border and they are usually very friendly, honest, hardworking, family oriented people. It can be a lot of fun hanging out with them. The only reason I can think of why these people are so poor is because their government is so corrupt.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-01-04 14:43|| 2011-01-04 14:43|| Front Page Top

#3 And to those still willing to vacation in Mexico,
we will cry you a river when you turn up dead...

To Mexico's defense, I'll remind you that during the
middle ages, in the average small town, more people turned up dead on a week end than the whole Mexico today.

So what are the similarities?
An unarmed citizenry and a corrupt élite...

This was the argument of Niccolo Machiavelli
to arm the Republic's citizens to the teeth.

He was looking at the mess of France and England's absolute monarchies.

This mess cannot be imported because of too many armed citizens in the US...look at the ghetto
black riots...they stop at their border
and NEVER spread to the white neighborhoods!

Posted by hotspur666 2011-01-04 22:07|| 2011-01-04 22:07|| Front Page Top

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