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Mexico is a country at civil war and in denial about it. The cartels and affiliated corrupt public officials effectively control large swaths of the country. Y

Mexico is a country at civil war and in denial about it. The cartels and affiliated corrupt public officials effectively control large swaths of the country. Yet when the central government tries to take action against them, naive people in Mexico City take to the streets to protest over civil liberties. The cartel problem is treated as one of crime, when it is really one of insurrection. When the US had its civil war, Lincoln did what needed to be done: civil liberties were abridged, habeas corpus was suspended, secessionist state legislators were arrested, seceding states were blockaded, and Lincoln openly violated court orders demanding otherwise. Sherman’s March to the Sea had such a devastating effect on the South’s economy that it caused mass starvation among Southern civilians. The time for magnanimity and kindness came after the war, where a blanket pardon was issued on the condition of future loyalty. But until the final victory was achieved, nothing was off the table. Mexico needs to eradicate the cancer within. Their survival as a nation-state depends on it.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> Mexico is a country at civil war and in denial about it. No, it's a country split into trafficking fiefdoms with some violent disputes about the divisions that's in denial about that. But there's no general civil war. > Yet when the central government tries to take action against them The central government sometimes rearranges which traffickers are allowed which territories, which results in an upswing in violence. It rarely moves against them generally, though it uses that as the cover for shifting arrangements. It's funny that you recognize that public officials involved with the cartels are a major factor, but somehow seem to exempt the central government.
- marcoperaza 9y ago
  My understanding is that while many federal politicians are also compromised, the army is mostly clean.
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    > the army is mostly clean. That’s very much at odds with most of what I've seen, which is that both regional commands and the highest levels of authority in the army have shown corruption by and, especially at the regional level, direct intervention on behalf of cartels.
Hasz 9y ago
Mexico has no cancer within, it is the cancer. The central government is inept and corrupt, leading to the drastic measures you see here. A revolution on the part of the Mexican people is needed, but the US will never allow such volatility so close to home. Until then, the US government is content to let the cartels and the Mexican state fight it out ad infitium.

dragonwriter 9y ago

> Mexico is a country at civil war and in denial about it. No, it's a country split into trafficking fiefdoms with some violent disputes about the divisions that's in denial about that. But there's no general civil war. > Yet when the central government tries to take action against them The central government sometimes rearranges which traffickers are allowed which territories, which results in an upswing in violence. It rarely moves against them generally, though it uses that as the cover for shifting arrangements. It's funny that you recognize that public officials involved with the cartels are a major factor, but somehow seem to exempt the central government.

marcoperaza 9y ago
My understanding is that while many federal politicians are also compromised, the army is mostly clean.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > the army is mostly clean. That’s very much at odds with most of what I've seen, which is that both regional commands and the highest levels of authority in the army have shown corruption by and, especially at the regional level, direct intervention on behalf of cartels.

Hasz 9y ago

Mexico has no cancer within, it is the cancer. The central government is inept and corrupt, leading to the drastic measures you see here. A revolution on the part of the Mexican people is needed, but the US will never allow such volatility so close to home. Until then, the US government is content to let the cartels and the Mexican state fight it out ad infitium.