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Correct. It's basically the same relationship large financial interests have with the US government. When financial interests have enough influence, they become

Correct. It's basically the same relationship large financial interests have with the US government. When financial interests have enough influence, they become too big to fail, meaning any "corruption" by the big players is ignored, and so isn't really corruption anymore so much as a part of government policy.

teruakohatu 6y ago
Except there are rules, and when they are broken there are consequences. See Lehman Brothers and Enron. Maybe there are lines in Mexico that cannot be crossed, but from an non-American perspective I struggle to see where those lines are.
- rapind 6y ago
  Based on the 2008 bailout, it wasn't the banks who suffered the lion's share of the consequences. Maybe the difference isn't so great as we perceive
- ct520 6y ago
  kiki camarena
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
  > Maybe there are lines in Mexico that cannot be crossed, but from an non-American perspective I struggle to see where those lines are. The main rule is don’t antagonize the Americans too much. The big example is Camarena who was kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the cartels in the 1980s. It brought such a response from the US, that the cartels in general avoid trying to kill US DEA agents.
  - 082349872349872 6y ago
    From an open source, mexican "top cop" turns out crooked, mexico advises US to check his stateside counterparts: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mexico-urges-us-to-probe-of-all-officials-with-ties-to-ex-minister-idUSKBN22G2SK https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mex... Anyone know if there have been any resulting probes, north of the border? (I didn't pick up much english just now in a quick news search, and this is not very relevant to my interests.)
    - ct520 6y ago
      I’m not sure, but my goto blog for reference on Narco news is: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ Maybe they have more info?
- xapata 6y ago
  It's possible Lehman Brothers went under simply because Paulson didn't like Fuld.

teruakohatu 6y ago

Except there are rules, and when they are broken there are consequences. See Lehman Brothers and Enron. Maybe there are lines in Mexico that cannot be crossed, but from an non-American perspective I struggle to see where those lines are.

rapind 6y ago
Based on the 2008 bailout, it wasn't the banks who suffered the lion's share of the consequences. Maybe the difference isn't so great as we perceive
ct520 6y ago
kiki camarena
RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
> Maybe there are lines in Mexico that cannot be crossed, but from an non-American perspective I struggle to see where those lines are. The main rule is don’t antagonize the Americans too much. The big example is Camarena who was kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the cartels in the 1980s. It brought such a response from the US, that the cartels in general avoid trying to kill US DEA agents.
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  From an open source, mexican "top cop" turns out crooked, mexico advises US to check his stateside counterparts: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mexico-urges-us-to-probe-of-all-officials-with-ties-to-ex-minister-idUSKBN22G2SK https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-corruption/mex... Anyone know if there have been any resulting probes, north of the border? (I didn't pick up much english just now in a quick news search, and this is not very relevant to my interests.)
  - ct520 6y ago
    I’m not sure, but my goto blog for reference on Narco news is: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ Maybe they have more info?
xapata 6y ago
It's possible Lehman Brothers went under simply because Paulson didn't like Fuld.