Violence In Juarez
There are now almost daily articles in the news media which are calling on America to get ready. Be prepared. They are preaching a contradictory message: (1) We must respect the territorial integrity of Mexico. (2) If the Mexican officials ask for our help, the United States Military needs to be ready. The request from the Mexican authorities may end up being similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, or the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, so we need to be well informed and extremely cautious.
Jesus Christ. Another complicated social and political problem which certainly cannot in any way be solved militarily. And once again the dumb-asses from the right wing are calling for napalm and cluster bombs.
Pat O’Rourke’s son Beto really does have it right.
The key to getting the various mafias in Mexico under control involves two parts. First, the society and the government in Mexico need to stop tolerating any corruption or bribery in Mexico. Period. Zero tolerance for corruption. Including allowing rich people to get away with not paying their taxes.
Second, American society needs to deal with the demand for illegal drugs on our side of the international border. Beto was right in calling for an honest and open debate about the possibility of legalizing, regulating, and taxing all of the various recreational drugs. Just like American society did with the horribly damaging recreational drug which we refer to as alcohol.
If people want to waste their lives doing mind numbing substances, then let them. Stop wasting so much money policing an impossible cause. Tilting against windmills. In some cases we will just have to write people off. It is a shame that anyone drinks or uses tranquilizers. But they do. And many people even manage to function somewhat normally in society. The same applies to cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy.
I don’t drink or do any recreational drugs at all - but I enthusiastically abused them when I was younger. One would be surprised at just how many judges, lawyers, CEOs, and Olympic Athletes use/abuse these substances.
Let’s stop American Prohibition. This will do great damage to the mafias. They will then turn to other profitable evils such as kidnapping and human trafficking, but legalizing and regulating recreational drugs will greatly limit the mafia’s cash flow.
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