tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post1493376254430693328..comments2023-10-31T07:08:49.579-07:00Comments on RADARSITE: What to do About MexicoRoger W. Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255672744176037466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-74718752122791249032009-04-01T18:21:00.000-07:002009-04-01T18:21:00.000-07:00OK, so I stand corrected on the dates of prohibiti...OK, so I stand corrected on the dates of prohibition, although it did carry on into the 1930s, so you´re really just splitting hairs. As for the scale of the crime wave that followed its introduction, I think it´s fair to say it was ´massive´given the context of the times, and that the repercussions are still with us 80 years later. We are, after all, talking about the Mafia here, not the Girl Scouts, and Prohibition was their big break. <BR/><BR/>As for the Fox quote, I can´t find it in Google, nor did wiki have any reference, despite having a section on his more controversial comments (including such minor upsets as the mispronounciation of a poet´s name) so I think it´s fair to say you still have work to do. Besides, while I´m sure he´s been critical of the US on many occasions I strongly doubt he ever blamed them for ALL Mexico´s problems, which is, after all, what you originally claimed and which I originally disputed. <BR/><BR/>Last but not least, I made no claim that the USA was ever a banana republic so there seems little point in reprimanding me for saying so. Perhaps you misread the entry.<BR/><BR/>Two things seem to be going on here, Findalis. The first is you think I´m part of the hate-America-crowd - I´m not, as other comments on this website will testify. I think the world of America and am eternally grateful for its existence and for the assistance it has given its poorer neighbours over the centuries.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, you seem to have an aversion to addressing the point, other than to suggest nuking Mexico. What then? Nuke the Caribbean? Nuke South America? Nuke Africa, China, Europe and the Middle East? All because they´ll happily step into the void and provide your freeborn citizens with the products they so apparently crave. Get real. Prohibition leads to higher prices. Higher prices lead to increased profits. Increased profits lead to increased interest from criminals. Increased interest from criminals leads to corruption. Increased corruption leads to higher crime rates ... etc etc ... There is only one way to put an end to the vicious cycle of violence and that is to legalise the bloody things, the same way they legalised alcohol back in the 30s. I don´t hear of too many cases of Coors salesmen gunning down Miller salesmen these days. Do you?mexicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367795138581435811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-88268412132601856332009-04-01T14:41:00.000-07:002009-04-01T14:41:00.000-07:00Sorry to tell you but the so-called crimewave of P...Sorry to tell you but the so-called crimewave of Prohibition was in the 1920's and wasn't nearly at the level that we are seeing today. The crimes of the robber gangsters of the 1930's (such as Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, etc..), were not as numerous as Hollywood has made out.<BR/><BR/>The person who has stated that the US is responsible for Mexico's problems was Vicente Fox. <BR/><BR/>Oh and the US has <B>never</B> been a Banana Republic.Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-47344236992595025062009-03-29T06:53:00.000-07:002009-03-29T06:53:00.000-07:00Findalis -Cancun is in the south. I don´t know how...Findalis -<BR/><BR/>Cancun is in the south. I don´t know how many Americans visit it every year but if Spring Break is anything to go by it´s in the millions. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, yes, parts of the north are in a terrible state. I never denied it, merely stated that the same is true of parts of Chicago and New York and Detroit. I understand that per capita more of your young men are killed in the southside of Chicago than in Afghanistan or Iraq, for example. Another stat I saw suggested that there are more murders in the US each year than in Mexico. i know that this figure is misleading on a per capita basis, but it still means you´re more likely to be murdered there than in this country. Let´s start nuking, shall we?<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, anyone who has blamed all of Mexico´ s problems on the US is clearly an idiot. But who was this mystery person? To invoke such a stupid statement as part of your defence and claim it as somehow representative of the opinions of all Mexicans, then fail to provide a source, is not just intellectually lazy but verges on the dishonest. <BR/><BR/>Similarly, you go on about Mexico being a banana republic and Americans being angry, etc. and I don´t blame you. I´d be mad as hell - but that has nothing to do with the arguments about drugs. 1930s America was not a banana republic and they had a massive crime wave over the legality and supply of alcohol - all I stated is that there will be no winner as long as the prohibitionist laws we now have exist. Try addressing the topic and maybe we will get somewhere.mexicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367795138581435811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-61329749036391483982009-03-28T21:03:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:03:00.000-07:00The southern part of Mexico is safe, but Americans...The southern part of Mexico is safe, but Americans don't travel there. Now for your northern border, it is starting to resemble Beirut on a Saturday night.<BR/><BR/>Recently it was suggested that all of Mexico's problems are the fault of the US. Sorry, but we didn't install your corrupt governments (we have our own thank you). We didn't ask your people to climb over our border and illegally work in this country. Stop blaming the US!<BR/><BR/>If Mexico had actually developed a real nation, and not a banana republic, then none of this would be happening.<BR/><BR/>Yes Americans are angry. We are angry at people who break our laws by coming here illegally, forcing our schools to educate their children in Spanish, receiving free health care (something no citizen can get), free money in the form of welfare, and demand more.Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-5811955272039489532009-03-26T18:55:00.000-07:002009-03-26T18:55:00.000-07:00Findalis - I used to respect your opinions but you...Findalis - I used to respect your opinions but your comment has seriously undermined that trust.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, much of what is reported on Mexico is hysterical hyperbole. I live in the south of the country and feel much safer here than I do when visiting many US cities. There are parts of the country which are no-go areas, I admit, but then there are similar areas in the US and no-one is suggesting that they should be nuked (attractive as the elimination of Detroit, Chicago, Harlem etc. might be). <BR/><BR/>Secondly, there is only one way to win the war on drugs and that is to recognise every individual´s right to destroy his own life, if desired, and legalise them. Until that happens nothing will improve.mexicanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367795138581435811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041404668013008872.post-60523319027537193462009-03-26T00:44:00.000-07:002009-03-26T00:44:00.000-07:00Or 50 megatons should do the trick nicely.Or 50 megatons should do the trick nicely.Findalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881549378886491540noreply@blogger.com