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Well we should give a shit because all that shit is going to move upstream.
I mean it already is. I can barely walk 2 blocks without some 'M13' graffiti tag done by some dumbass kid.
But, you know, fuck the people.
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Casually HardcoreOnce an Asshole. Trying to be better.Registered Userregular
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Hey, I'm not the one suggesting landmines and mercenaries units to protect our borders.
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BarcardiAll the WizardsUnder A Rock: AfganistanRegistered Userregular
edited March 2009
i live and go to school in san diego, and i got to a school that has quite a few duel citizenship families from mexico. As in at least a quarter or my class of 50.
As of about a year ago all of their respective kin have moved completely out of mexico/tj and i know at least two that recieved death threats while living in TJ. as of now i doubt any of them have even checked on their houses or places of work across the border.
That place alone has gone nuts, but the border is still practically wide open and San Diego is still completely fine.
i live and go to school in san diego, and i got to a school that has quite a few duel citizenship families from mexico. As in at least a quarter or my class of 50.
As of about a year ago all of their respective kin have moved completely out of mexico/tj and i know at least two that recieved death threats while living in TJ. as of now i doubt any of them have even checked on their houses or places of work across the border.
That place alone has gone nuts, but the border is still practically wide open and San Diego is still completely fine.
Well if I'm a cartel boss in Tijuana, is it better to let a debtor skip town to the states, where he'll probably end up getting shipped back south in a year or two, or pursue him at great cost and risk to men and materials, possibly starting an international incident that leads to increased border patrols and reduces my net profits?
I come in expecting something of quality, but what I got is a bunch of kids making one liners and creaming in their pants as they fantasize about killing fleeing refugees.
Mexico is a fucked up place. So fuck up that I refuse to go down there even if my family begs me to go. There's no interest in Mexico, cause frankly Mexico haves nothing of value.
It has human beings.
Since when lives are consider valuable? According to the overpopulation thread the best thing that could happen is a worldwide plague that kills 90% of the population.
According to who besides the sociopath that is Detharin?
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Casually HardcoreOnce an Asshole. Trying to be better.Registered Userregular
We should just evacuate all americans in a 50 mile wide path from ocean to ocean and continuously bombard that strip with tactical nuclear weapons
It would... stimulate the economy or something
Is there any chance that the US military or DEA could help with the situation? We can be reasonably sure that neither of those organizations would bend to the cartels.
But really, legalization is really the best bet. You effectively let the air out of the tires of the Cartels.
watching 60 Minutes tonight didn't make me feel too confident about Mexico's future. Their main problem is corruption, once they control that the fighting crime will follow. Whenever that is...
In all seriousness, is there any chance that the US military or DEA could help with the situation? We can be reasonably sure that neither of those organizations would bend to the cartels.
Unofficial tallies by the news media put the death toll so far this year at more than 300 in the state of Chihuahua, where Juarez is located.
If this is pronounced how I think it is, I foresee a lot of really bad political cartoons on this subject in the near future.
Um, where do you think the name of that breed of dog comes from?
I figured as much, I just didn't want to come out and say that and look foolish in case they were just spelled similarly.
In all seriousness, while I can see why legalization could likely help, there is about a snowball's chance in, well, Mexico, of it ever happening. I'm sure the family values groups alone could skin any attempt alive before it ever got off the ground.
Of course, if we're just spitballing possible solutions, just forget I never posted.
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
What do you think the chances are of mexico legalizing pot?
I know they've been discussing it, and the benefits are obvious, both economically and in hindering the drug cartels, but I'm sure the US would have some serious problems with it, and that might cause repacussions for them
What do you think the chances are of mexico legalizing pot?
I know they've been discussing it, and the benefits are obvious, both economically and in hindering the drug cartels, but I'm sure the US would have some serious problems with it, and that might cause repacussions for them
I could be wrong, but I'm not so sure legalizing weed would have that much of an effect on these cartels. I always figured cocaine and heroin were more important for their profits. But I haven't done any real research on Mexican drug cartels, so don't quote me on it.
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TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
What do you think the chances are of mexico legalizing pot?
I know they've been discussing it, and the benefits are obvious, both economically and in hindering the drug cartels, but I'm sure the US would have some serious problems with it, and that might cause repacussions for them
I could be wrong, but I'm not so sure legalizing weed would have that much of an effect on these cartels. I always figured cocaine and heroin were more important for their profits. But I haven't done any real research on Mexican drug cartels, so don't quote em on it.
This is true to a degree, but you have to consider that marijuana is the most widely consumed illegal drug by far. There are plenty of regular, life-long consumers of pot that would never touch the harder drugs, or even feel comfortable buying their soft drugs from someone who also sold the harder stuff.
What do you think the chances are of mexico legalizing pot?
I know they've been discussing it, and the benefits are obvious, both economically and in hindering the drug cartels, but I'm sure the US would have some serious problems with it, and that might cause repacussions for them
I could be wrong, but I'm not so sure legalizing weed would have that much of an effect on these cartels. I always figured cocaine and heroin were more important for their profits. But I haven't done any real research on Mexican drug cartels, so don't quote em on it.
This is true to a degree, but you have to consider that marijuana is the most widely consumed illegal drug by far. There are plenty of regular, life-long consumers of pot that would never touch the harder drugs, or even feel comfortable buying their soft drugs from someone who also sold the harder stuff.
Yes, but pot is incredibly resilient, and nobody in Mexico can afford much anyway. It's mainly a trade corridor.
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But, you know, fuck the people.
As of about a year ago all of their respective kin have moved completely out of mexico/tj and i know at least two that recieved death threats while living in TJ. as of now i doubt any of them have even checked on their houses or places of work across the border.
That place alone has gone nuts, but the border is still practically wide open and San Diego is still completely fine.
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This is the internet.
People are sarcastic here.
Don't forget mimes.
Well if I'm a cartel boss in Tijuana, is it better to let a debtor skip town to the states, where he'll probably end up getting shipped back south in a year or two, or pursue him at great cost and risk to men and materials, possibly starting an international incident that leads to increased border patrols and reduces my net profits?
Maybe
and now, this might seem completely CRAZY
but maybe, people were joking
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Giving the Mexican army and police more guns is the same as giving more guns to the drug lords.
This is not the Relic forums.
No really, it's not.
See, no talk of Homeworld or anything.
Or it's just increasing the cash flow of the Mexican army and police.
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It would... stimulate the economy or something
Is there any chance that the US military or DEA could help with the situation? We can be reasonably sure that neither of those organizations would bend to the cartels.
But really, legalization is really the best bet. You effectively let the air out of the tires of the Cartels.
There are only so many SEAL teams...
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If this is pronounced how I think it is, I foresee a lot of really bad political cartoons on this subject in the near future.
Um, where do you think the name of that breed of dog comes from?
You mean MS 13. Which is a central american gang. Not mexican. Salvadorans.
but they're listening to every word I say
Send in the Canucks.
Good idea. Hockey, Bioware and Mounties solve everything.
They'll be so nice it'll catch the gangs off guard and then POW with the Moose Charge.
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I know they've been discussing it, and the benefits are obvious, both economically and in hindering the drug cartels, but I'm sure the US would have some serious problems with it, and that might cause repacussions for them
This is true to a degree, but you have to consider that marijuana is the most widely consumed illegal drug by far. There are plenty of regular, life-long consumers of pot that would never touch the harder drugs, or even feel comfortable buying their soft drugs from someone who also sold the harder stuff.
Yes, but pot is incredibly resilient, and nobody in Mexico can afford much anyway. It's mainly a trade corridor.
So factor that into whatever projections you want to make about how a collapse in Mexico plays out.