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> * Not hit by natural disasters as much as other places in the world Except for the highly volatile sinking capital that has been hit by numerous serious eart

by sofixa 3y ago

> * Not hit by natural disasters as much as other places in the world Except for the highly volatile sinking capital that has been hit by numerous serious earthquakes. And of course, you're missing the biggest problem - taking a look at a topograhic map of Mexico will show that the terrain is horrible for internal communications. That's a significant handicap Mexico has had to struggle since being a Spanish colony, and it hasn't helped in the various independence and revolutionary movements.

moralestapia 3y ago
>That's a significant handicap Mexico has had to struggle since being a Spanish colony, and it hasn't helped in the various independence and revolutionary movements. Please let me LOL again at the arguments you people are making. I grew up in Mexico and being a Spanish colony 400 years ago, plus the independence and revolutionary movements you mention have had absolutely zero impact on my everyday life in the 21st century. Excuses have an expiration date.
- sofixa 3y ago
  So the geography didn't matter in the slightest for the evolution of Mexican political, military and economic history? The federalism isn't due to the impossibility for a central government to exert any sort of real control? How long does it take by train to move goods from the main Pacific to the main Atlantic port (oh, btw how many big natural harbours are there in Mexico?)? How long from agricultural lands or where industry is located? To pretend like the geography of Mexico hasn't had any impact in it's political or economic development would be missing a decent part of the big picture.
  - moralestapia 3y ago
    >So the geography didn't matter in the slightest for the evolution of Mexican political, military and economic history? I never argued this so I won't bite. The geography of Mexico is, if anything, privileged compared to what you find in other parts of the world. The country does not freeze completely every six months, for starters. Logistically, it's pretty much in the center of a whole continent, hard to top that.
    - mason55 3y ago
      > The country does not freeze completely every six months, for starters. Neither does the Sahara desert. That doesn't seem like much of an argument for or against geography.
      - moralestapia 3y ago
        What a dumb non sequitur. Neither does Mars, gotcha! The point made was that Mexico is not subject to extreme weather, and you bring in an example of another case of extreme weather.
- digging 3y ago
  > I grew up in Mexico and being a Spanish colony 400 years ago, plus the independence and revolutionary movements you mention have had absolutely zero impact on my everyday life in the 21st century. That makes no sense to say. Did I miss a year when Mexico hit the reset button and became a smooth blank slate? Or does in fact this country have history? Besides that, you're one person giving a tiny slice of your own personal experience. Interesting to talk about, but useless in a discussion about the modern economy of Mexico and its historical roots.

by sofixa 3y ago

moralestapia 3y ago

>That's a significant handicap Mexico has had to struggle since being a Spanish colony, and it hasn't helped in the various independence and revolutionary movements. Please let me LOL again at the arguments you people are making. I grew up in Mexico and being a Spanish colony 400 years ago, plus the independence and revolutionary movements you mention have had absolutely zero impact on my everyday life in the 21st century. Excuses have an expiration date.

sofixa 3y ago
So the geography didn't matter in the slightest for the evolution of Mexican political, military and economic history? The federalism isn't due to the impossibility for a central government to exert any sort of real control? How long does it take by train to move goods from the main Pacific to the main Atlantic port (oh, btw how many big natural harbours are there in Mexico?)? How long from agricultural lands or where industry is located? To pretend like the geography of Mexico hasn't had any impact in it's political or economic development would be missing a decent part of the big picture.
- moralestapia 3y ago
  >So the geography didn't matter in the slightest for the evolution of Mexican political, military and economic history? I never argued this so I won't bite. The geography of Mexico is, if anything, privileged compared to what you find in other parts of the world. The country does not freeze completely every six months, for starters. Logistically, it's pretty much in the center of a whole continent, hard to top that.
  - mason55 3y ago
    > The country does not freeze completely every six months, for starters. Neither does the Sahara desert. That doesn't seem like much of an argument for or against geography.
    - moralestapia 3y ago
      What a dumb non sequitur. Neither does Mars, gotcha! The point made was that Mexico is not subject to extreme weather, and you bring in an example of another case of extreme weather.
digging 3y ago
> I grew up in Mexico and being a Spanish colony 400 years ago, plus the independence and revolutionary movements you mention have had absolutely zero impact on my everyday life in the 21st century. That makes no sense to say. Did I miss a year when Mexico hit the reset button and became a smooth blank slate? Or does in fact this country have history? Besides that, you're one person giving a tiny slice of your own personal experience. Interesting to talk about, but useless in a discussion about the modern economy of Mexico and its historical roots.