Golfbuddy wrote:
Let's see -- in the past couple of years 23,000 (!!!!) Mexicans have been killed in uncontrolled gang violence. Many beheaded and tortured. Last weekend, 22 murders occurred within 12 miles of the US border. Tourists have been killed in Acapulco recently. Mexico is a shithole of a country. It's politicians and police are incredibly corrupt. Would I go there for a wedding? Not under any circumstance. If that country ever gets it's act together it would be a nice place to visit and travel in. But that's many years off. And people wonder why Arizona passed that law?
This is an extremely offensive comment, especially given that the violence you deplore (an it is deplorable) is driven by the U.S's. thirst for illegal drugs and U.S. politicians' gut support for the "War on Drugs" as they snort their coke. We have quite a few member form Mexico and wish this guy had been called out sooner.
DJG, I do think you are being reasonable or, rather, that your girlfriend is being unreasonable. They are not your friends and you don't want to go. We need to remember that the U.S. is perceived as an incredibly violent country by many people in other parts of the world. And it is far more violent than most of Europe.
Personally, I would happily but carefully travel to many parts of Mexico and have done so in recent years.
Dave
Thank you Dave... The problem with mexico is that it could be a shining jewel. It is full of wonderful resources, a beautiful culture and wonderful people. The problem is that the government is corrupt and tyrannical.
The Drug cartels have bought off the officials and when they can't buy them off they murder them.
I feel terrible for the people of mexico, but they need to stand up.
The phony war on drugs is a joke. I know that we import the drugs from other countries, feed them to our own citizens, get them hooked, then put them in jail. I got it.
However I don't think that Golfbuddy was trying to be offensive to anyone. He is just commenting on what he believes to be true. And I feel he is right.
It is a Shithole of a country, because of the points that I brought up.
It is not the peoples fault. It is the fault of absolute corruption. Is it in any way OUR (Americas) Fault?
No, I don't believe so.
I also think that drugs should be decriminalized completely, and that would cut the head off of the "drug cartels" that are costing so many precious lives across the boarder, and over here.
You can look at Portugal as an example. They decriminalized, and have seen violent crime and drug usage plummet.
But now I am getting off topic.
I appreciate where you are coming from.
