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I live in a Mexican city near to the border with the US, the violence got really bad 10 years ago (some cartels were fighting for the border, now it is a lot ca
by elboru 6y ago
I live in a Mexican city near to the border with the US, the violence got really bad 10 years ago (some cartels were fighting for the border, now it is a lot calmer). Anyways “Narco culture” has influenced a lot of people (mostly on poor neighborhoods) and therefore it has influenced kids, it’s really sad to see boys playing with guns pretending to be narcos. The government has tried to ban those kinds of toys, I don’t know, does that really help? I guess I don’t have a strong opinion since that doesn’t look like a solution, but in the other hand it’s sad to see those boys aspiring to be narcos.
- raztogt21 6y agoI'm from Mexico too. Kids (males mostly) playing with toys guns or swords is normal. Almost all games/sports are microcosms for wars, football, basketball, tag, hide n seek. Both kids and adults love these microcosms of war. They don't pretend to be narcos because they like toy guns. They do it because they aspire to a quality of life they will never get via a normal working job.
- wwtrv 6y agoThe third paragraph kind of contradicts the second one one. I mean why don’t they pretend to be businessmen, politicians or investment bankers then?
- LocalH 6y agoWhich sounds more exciting to you?
- raztogt21 6y agoIronically in Mexico, they have the same reputation. But yes, a small minority of smart kids play to be astronauts or businessmen in their free time. What looks more exciting for a kid? Seeing your narco uncle on your birthday with a PS4 gift? Or your banker 8am-8pm uncle with a hot wheels as a gift? If you are not from Mexico it will be hard for you to understand this issue.
- saba2008 6y agoBecause there are no successful businessman, politicians or investment bankers in their social circle.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoYou also don't see banda music where the guy with the big house and women and drugs and cars is singing about how he just oversaw a successful corporate merger. Everyone likes some intrigue and mystique. James Bond will always have more of it than a claims adjustor.
- adamredwoods 6y agoI wonder if there is correlation between children who frequently play with toy guns to those who grow up and own guns?
- raztogt21 6y agoHard to track. At least on my family circle the people that own hunting rifles and shoot frequently since young age are way more responsible around guns than people who only want a gun for self-defense or as decoration.
- scotty79 6y agoI don't think it's any different from playing soldiers or cops and robbers. Little kids just aspire to what they see as local physical violent power. It's just fantasy of power when you have none because you are little kid.