tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post701417715845699454..comments2024-03-29T04:35:56.287-06:00Comments on Borderland Beat: Tyranny of the Majority: U.S.-fueled Instability in Mexico and the Case for a North American Economic and Security Community Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-56437831551943859832018-02-03T02:58:09.595-07:002018-02-03T02:58:09.595-07:00Well, the OXY market got tight on the US, we have ...Well, the OXY market got tight on the US, we have to diversify, and the addled bonus is there won't be nobody dragging our arses to court or Congressional Hearings as on the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-31939702640836828182018-02-03T01:56:54.469-07:002018-02-03T01:56:54.469-07:009:56 I guess "bla bla bla" means the US ...9:56 I guess "bla bla bla" means the US support to reinforce the Mexican police state and melitary is what caused crime inexico to spike, also the dein in OXY MARKETS has driven the Sackler family owners of OXY and its derivates to diversify selling their crap all over the third world with great success, China is a big market too, but I am sure meth has a ig market there, as Blackwater/China needs to inspire their private armies to fight around the world for china's supremacy, 5he US has not been able to feed erik prince some Corporate Queen Contracts and a man has to do what a man has to do... Benghazi in Afghanistan? Forget about the retired US military, the Chinese are the "it boys" because they are much cheaper, and they won't be tried for shit on the US, how''s about that, Sol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-2860703036294265722018-02-03T01:04:58.071-07:002018-02-03T01:04:58.071-07:009:50 calling others "liberals" is a crud...9:50 calling others "liberals" is a crude attempt at demonizing them, you should cut your own crap because it it getting harder and harder, weapons dealers on the US are experts at concealing their illegal weapons sales, even if the ATF IS NOT ENABLING THEM ANYMORE because people caught up with their pantominas.<br />Take white supremacist Richard Spencer seduced and captivated by the writings of the NRA neo-fascist director Wayne LA Pierre.<br />Other followers have gone and murdered in school shooting massacres like the New Mexico school shooter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-40569808227567824652018-02-03T00:51:43.303-07:002018-02-03T00:51:43.303-07:005:12 if the wall is so badly needed to protect som...5:12 if the wall is so badly needed to protect some US capitalists from the people they have defrauded and murdered all over the world, they sure can squeeze the 30 billions they want from the trillion and a half dollars they just stole.from the US treasury under guise of "tax reform".<br />1 500 000 000 000.00<br />- 30 000 000 000.00 leaves 1 470 billion dollars in the pockets of the rich, I think they can afford to make a wall with Canada too and on all the shorelines with all those billions of dollars. Including walls around Hawaii and alaska, I wonder how many Russians will be left out of those walls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-32376342039043908762018-02-03T00:40:22.363-07:002018-02-03T00:40:22.363-07:00Well, in Mexico unarmed people have been killed fo...Well, in Mexico unarmed people have been killed for hiding in the bathroom with their 3 month old kids, of course, unregistered weapons were found on the scene of the crime where this woman ambushed "the representants of the law"<br />Other people have been shot because their beautiful brand new looking truck looks like it is being driven by narcos, <br />You go to mexico, good luck, I won't, that is my prerrogativeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-57267467974091577352018-02-03T00:21:37.443-07:002018-02-03T00:21:37.443-07:00On the 1800s and the 1900 there was no TVS or frid...On the 1800s and the 1900 there was no TVS or fridges, but in the 50s or 60s secretary of commerce Raul Salinas Lozano was an ambassador to Russia, a minister of commerce in mexico, after graduating from Harvard and he was a Cuban sympathizer always looking for a way to strike it rich, trafficking on household appliances was the start of Pablo Escobar and Don Juan N Guerra until younger capos decided to abandon the trafficking in cham er pots go all balls for the drugs and kick their Godfathers out of the way, by then "El hombre de Agualeguas NL" had a lot of money and levers to pull to be designated "presidential candidate", El Chamuco Mayor Carlos Salinas de GortarI has been mexico's day and night nightmare, and his buddies help bunches, he was a dressage horse rider when he was younger, went to Colombia for some "competitions" with colombia's horse specialists, the Family of Don Fabio Ochoa, the son of Rafael Caro Quintero is another Olympic horse riding competitor and has competed in China Olympiad AND in CULOMBIA...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-49512504462672043952018-02-03T00:03:17.023-07:002018-02-03T00:03:17.023-07:00American engineer Edward Deming: "90% of the ...American engineer Edward Deming: "90% of the problems are caused by about 10% of the people in any organization..."<br />If you start OBSERVING you get to recognize the wheat quicker and develop methods for separating it from the chaff.<br />We are not all guilty, simply because we are not deciding to rob or steal, or to be drug traffickers or corrupt government profiteers or drone bombers murdering other people to make coin out of their countries, that is why when one of us commits a crime our society tries to clear the case and administer some justice on the guilty, not on all of us...<br />Good luck on your trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-43358587577598375112018-02-01T01:52:08.101-07:002018-02-01T01:52:08.101-07:00That is bullshit. Please stick to facts and not m...That is bullshit. Please stick to facts and not make up points because you think it is that way. if you buy the caliber permitted and from the one store in all of mexico, the Mexican army, it is registered, then you have nothing to worry about. for self defense changes in the article 10 now says they must stay on your property. not concealed on person or vehicle . long guns for hunting and the most popular and are transported only with permission, you have to prove where you are going. same with Americans they must get authorization BEFORE crossing the border. trying after crossing with it, will get you in jail. must be before. you will have to carry your documentation to show at checkpoints. again proving where you are going to hunt, and an inspection going and leaving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-3377363749054409122018-02-01T00:50:49.253-07:002018-02-01T00:50:49.253-07:00Google "the consequences of reinforcing and s...Google "the consequences of reinforcing and supporting Latin American police departments and the military"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-25740778269361214532018-01-31T22:37:20.929-07:002018-01-31T22:37:20.929-07:00Well I am happy we remain friends. I second guess...Well I am happy we remain friends. I second guessed my action, after all you had no say, I felt badly. But I think the discussion is a good one. Being political, still has to be addressed. is not something that should be entirely overlooked. It is an integral element. We frown upon too much politics because people choose sides and it can get ugly.<br /><br />The "stockholm syndrome" is such a perfect description. I have eye witnessed examples first hand. especially in that horrific season of violence when z's split with cdg. I saw Bad guys and bad things everywhere but no one seemed to see...but me. I remember when Lalo Moreira was executed, those three police thrown in Bravo and one floated to across grande onto del rio where BP picked him up. he was wanted for lalo's murder. he was "killed" because everyone knows dead men can't talk. after I confirmed his identity i called the FBI, too late, the guy was deported back to Mex via acuna and vanished for a few months. he was eventually arrested in monclova. the point is, no where was this even written about. People don't want to know. They go on with their lives wearing blinders. If You want to make a Mexican uncomfortable in 5 seconds, ask about narcos. You will hear little nervous laughter.<br /><br />People feel there is no help, there are no options, there is nothing they can do. SO they concentrate on themselves, their family, their inner circle, their homes. and outside that perimeter, it is just to frightening. They become accustomed to being ok with things that shouldn't be ok. Like getting money, giftcards and prizes in exchange for votes. Since nothing can be said or done to change these elements of corruption, they figure, "I may as well get mine"<br /><br />I am truly sorry about your prima. That is not only sad but compounded by who the perp was. That is another thing no one understand. You can't call police they are in collusion. Especially municipalities. state are just a little better. <br /><br />as for the murder rate, let me check also. I have never had a problem. I think the UN intentional homicide rate is good and current. its the UNODC list.<br /><br />LatersChivishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608632774393266701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-75552945538515631482018-01-31T19:14:50.158-07:002018-01-31T19:14:50.158-07:00Part 2
By lurking, I became knowledgeable about t...Part 2<br /><br />By lurking, I became knowledgeable about the plight of the Mexican people – good, hard-working, honest and innocent people who were being tormented by cartel and gang violence and by their own govt’s inability to provide basic security needs. I’d read the daily blogs and just couldn’t square it with reality! The atrocities became common daily occurrences with no end in sight, so the people were basically suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and were letting the bad guys do as they please (as if they had any other choice).<br /><br />For the uninitiated, life in MX is more complicated than fake platitudes or good intentions could ever sooth, and I truly believed that the power of the US and international media could make a positive impact if they could only shed a spotlight onto what was occurring there. I figured if they would only show the graphic pictures of the San Fernando bodies piled up high that it would shock the world into action! But it never came to pass. <br /><br />At that time, it was astonishing how the govt of Felipe Calderon was going after certain groups with Blitzkrieg efficiency, yet other groups were getting away with it? Juarez was inundated by a full-blown war with daily murders in the high teens! It was a nightmare that the people were enduring like hammer blows! Whole towns were being displaced by armed groups, and those places where it was safe haven to go to – they went – an exodus compared in biblical terms. <br /><br />2010 to 2015 truly was a nightmare – a pure, unadulterated nightmare! Consider in the US, a city of 1 million might have 100 murders per year, at least in my town. That is considered normal, year per year, but if you turn on the local news at night, they would have you believe we were living in Syria! I swear all they report is who killed who, but they never give names and they don’t even show faces anymore around here. Not sure why… Don’t pay attention to the man under the curtain, they tell us. Wow, talk about out of touch with reality! In 2010, Juarez, with a population of about 1.5 million, had 3,000 murders – ten times the rate of 2007 (300). For comparison, Chicago, with a pop of 2.7 million, in 2016 had 771 murders, and 650 in 2017. In the US, murders are reported per 100,000. So even though Chicago had more murders, Detroit’s 303 murders in 2016 gives it a higher murder rate (2016 pop 677,116). Trying to find valid data for murder rates per city is something the FBI doesn’t seem too keen on giving out. They bury it deep in double-speak with table after table until you just give up trying. Uhm, I wonder why? Can anyone help me out here? I’m looking at the ucr.fbi.gov info and it is a PC nightmare. Perhaps the LEO who commented on my piece that had a lot of good Texas history knowledge can bring us up to speed on why the FBI’s uniform crime stats are so PC and hard to extract to elemental facts. Perhaps I’m not looking in the right place?Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-63555274530016625182018-01-31T19:11:31.978-07:002018-01-31T19:11:31.978-07:00Part 1
Chivis,
Hola, que tal amiga! I’ve got not...Part 1<br /><br />Chivis,<br /><br />Hola, que tal amiga! I’ve got nothing but love for you girl and for all you’ve done for BB, and for your causes working with the children. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading your remarks throughout the years and don’t pay too much attention to my right leaning remarks. This isn’t a political forum and I apologize for giving off that bad vibe of politics as it doesn’t define me and surely doesn’t belong here. I appreciate what you did by putting my post up to the front of the que, but in truth – I’m not seeking the attention. I’m like every other person on here, just looking around to see what the latest is going on in Mexico with regard to the drug war.<br /><br />Individually, we all have our own stories to tell about how the drug war has affected us. Collectively, we come here to empathize with each other and seek solace in the hope that life in Mexico will one day return to normal pre-drug war days, or however you wish to define it. I know, I know, if wishes were horses beggars would ride… <br /><br />Back in 2010, my cousin Aurora was killed by a policeman as she and her friend were walking back home from a night out on the town in Juarez. They were stopped by a policeman who asked Aurora to give him $20. She told him no and started walking away when the cop got her and started beating her with his Billy club. He was mad that she denied him the money he felt he was due and simply took it too far and beat her to death over the head with the club – for 20 damn dollars! Her friend saw the whole thing and was lucky enough to run away and not get caught. She went and told my Aunt, but they were helpless to call the police as they were the ones who killed her.<br /><br />When my mom told me what had happened – I couldn’t believe it? How could my cousin have been killed by the cops? I was stunned with disbelief! After the funeral, I heard more shocking news that didn’t make any sense to me either at the time. My other cousin, Aurora’s sister (I’ll leave her name out), told my mom that they had to leave back to El Paso before it got dark as there was a curfew in place. My mom asked why and she said that the streets go empty and only the narcos run the streets at night, and that it just wasn’t safe. My mom was shocked to hear that – as we had always driven home at night when visiting them to maximize our stay. However, that was back in the 80’s and I had gone off and joined the Navy and hadn’t been back since. When Mom told me this I couldn’t believe: 1) that a dirty cop had killed my cousin and 2) that you couldn’t drive at night in Juarez in 2010. My cousin later told me about all the women that had been killed in Juarez in 2010 and it shocked me to my core.<br /><br />Since I didn’t follow the news of what was going on in Mexico, I couldn’t make any sense of it. I loved Aurora and couldn’t believe that she died under the circumstances that she did. I worked with a guy at work who had also been in the Navy and was originally from a small town in Guerroro. He told me 2008 was the last time he had driven to Mexico to see his dad but that the situation was getting pretty bad with road blocks and things like that. Again, I was stunned but intrigued, and wanted to learn more about all the corruption and dirty deeds going on in MX. So he said, “Hey, you ought to check out this site called Borderland Beat, it’s a pretty cool site where you’ll learn about the ‘shit’ going on in MX.” So I did and at the time the Z’s were gearing up to break from the CDG and I learned about all the heavy players and the shit going on. Everyday back then it was like a dark novella hearing about all the stuff that was happening across the border. So I initially came for the daily updates, but I stayed because I was dumbfounded that the US mainstream media wouldn’t write about the horrific atrocities that were being committed daily back then. Like Winston Churchill said: “It’s a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” He was referring to Russia, but you get the point.Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-29204922678089946132018-01-31T18:22:03.889-07:002018-01-31T18:22:03.889-07:00Ridiculous.Ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-77672366869925646902018-01-31T15:18:14.924-07:002018-01-31T15:18:14.924-07:00That has certainly come to pass........I have watc...That has certainly come to pass........I have watched it happen in a short generation. Sad they are swallowing their own poison. Too bad there is no way to cut the supply of a lot the chemicals they use to make this crap, but so many are readily available for legitimate uses. <br /><br /><br /><br />Yaquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814180044805470196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-33948700065539332632018-01-31T12:13:52.959-07:002018-01-31T12:13:52.959-07:00for 3:30, 3:42, 11:00
I posted your comments in a ...for 3:30, 3:42, 11:00<br />I posted your comments in a post. I hope we are still friends. :) I thought it appropriate as a counterpoint to this post. Chivishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608632774393266701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-38378824107155968272018-01-31T11:35:34.503-07:002018-01-31T11:35:34.503-07:00My good friend own a business in the state of Sina...My good friend own a business in the state of Sinaloa . He has nothing but problems with his employees high . Meth within the popules of mexico is rampant. Cities in mexico have large heroin addiction problem Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-88267800590710494042018-01-31T10:56:39.806-07:002018-01-31T10:56:39.806-07:00I think Bryan Baker is full of hot air. Sure the U...I think Bryan Baker is full of hot air. Sure the US is the closest market and perhaps the biggest market but these TDO’s are operating all over the world. I agree with Lurker.....what’s he doing throwing great minds into his pos article, it is nonsensical.<br />A few good thoughts twisted up with a bunch of words, it’s downright bizarre.<br />And why do always have to draw a line in the sand over Left and Right , conservative and Progressive when there is and always will be 50 shades of grey. There is never one thing to blame or one correct answer to anything. <br />I can’t get the neighbors to agree to put their ancient sick , blind and half dead horse down because they are “ attached to it “ and they want it to die “ a natural death “ aka SUFFER to death. I keep guns around for animal emergencies but wouldn’t hesitate to save myself if push came to shove. Humans ! <br /> Everything is complicated, but not THAT complicated. Mexico is a mess, thanks to all the greedy corruption narco crapola políticos , impunity etcetc blablabla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-44590554008552933842018-01-31T10:50:23.191-07:002018-01-31T10:50:23.191-07:00Can liberals cut the bullshit and educate themselv...Can liberals cut the bullshit and educate themselves a little before repeating silly lies about firearms. No one is buying guns bound for Mexico without a background check. They are called straw buyers, and almost all are caught very early in their gun running careers, as flags are raised early when purchasing a dozen of the same gun. And most guns used in Mexico aren’t from the US. It is just the guns they can trace, as most are not traceable, meaning no serial numbers or no numbers that coincide with the guns produced here. Just like the left crying racist, sexist, homophobe every time they don’t have a superior argument/idea, those key words are shouted in order to cow the receiver of such abuse into not fighting the forced redistribution of hard earned resources from those who are productive, and hand it to single mothers (after incentivizing fathers out of the family structure in low income families) and the third world unchecked immigration in order to buy votes and allegiance at the cost of all children’s financial futures. All politicians tend to lie, but the left does it blatantly under the guise and lies of caring, when all leftists in power are hypocrites who simply want to use our earned resources to buy off voters who are generally unable to compete in a free market (low iq etc..). You think Schumer or Pelosi give a shit about you. They are wealthy, and don’t want others to be able to build wealth, at least rich conservatives aren’t hypocrites pretending to be the joe blow down the street paying out the ass for a shit obamacare plan. Every gunfight video I’ve literally ever seen on this site or any other, from Mexico, involved automatic weapons, which do not come from the US! There are too few, which are ridiculously highly regulated and monitored, and they are damn near all antiques (pre 86) without readily available replacement parts. Also sick of the sky is falling bc of trump. Quit over reacting, he isn’t nuts, he’s a business man, and every pet minority’s the left seeks to keep downtrodden, dependent, and in their pocket is experiencing capitalism put more money in more people’s pocket than could ever happen under these thinly veiled socialist/communist sycophants. The left is a religion, and it’s all a big lie, just like this article. Of course, there is nothing culturally that could help precipitate this insane brutality and violence is there? It’s just sad, bc the Mexican government can still placate the people by doing what they have for a hundred years or more, just blame the Yankees. Nothing will change until that is no longer the all encompassing excuse.<br />FinesseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-69677860160504805782018-01-31T09:53:15.966-07:002018-01-31T09:53:15.966-07:00Ok here we go.... Mexico doesn't sell drugs to...Ok here we go.... Mexico doesn't sell drugs to only the USA.... why isn't Everyone else in the world to blame??? I was in Argentina and dope was there too... dope sells itself and drug dealers push it onto us, The sheep... the wolves push a easygoing substance on the youth of all countries in this world. It takes a sheepdog to handle this problem. Break the law pay the price. We all have to live by rules whether it is GODS rules or the rules of society. But alcohol and drugs should be banned and every one on this forum knows thAt calling it your job don't make it right, jefe.... yep cool hand Luke.... don't sell drugs because if you do you are taking advantage over another human and helping to destroy...... another plagiarism Mexico is far from GOD but so close to the United States.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-44961460345991252782018-01-31T09:46:31.766-07:002018-01-31T09:46:31.766-07:00I like the informative article, but there 2 things...I like the informative article, but there 2 things the author omitted (did not include) USA spends millions per year, to help the governments fight against drugs. And it's not only that the drugs are headed to USA. Cartels are getting it out world wide.anonymous https://www.blogger.com/profile/17612112255622216718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-51977962817305866362018-01-31T09:32:34.249-07:002018-01-31T09:32:34.249-07:00Hola titling right lurker
I really enjoyed your th...Hola titling right lurker<br />I really enjoyed your thoughtful post. If I can extend a bit of criticism, I would study the Mexican Constitution, which is patterned off of the U.S. constitution. it isn't the constitution that stinks, it is the lack of law and order and abounding/pervasive corruption and total disregard of rights that is the issue. <br /><br />Mexicans can bear arms. Look at article 10 [i think] among others. it is limited in caliber but some exceptions for rural areas exist. Best way is to join a gun club. <br /><br />Dr. Mireles used the constitution for his fight. it should have sufficed. instead they locked him up until his mind was not the same. But he has a constitutional rights to self defend.... the constitution has some solid provisions to protect citizens. but there is no accountability or honest oversight.<br /><br />Nos vemos, fellow right titling Chivishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608632774393266701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-7548263218771184372018-01-31T09:09:12.073-07:002018-01-31T09:09:12.073-07:00@11pm, why didnt you volunteer to do translations?...@11pm, why didnt you volunteer to do translations? That would have obviated the need to lend a political slant to the left or right to your articles.Otis B Fly-Wheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644113643453834572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-76593952971152184212018-01-31T08:36:27.941-07:002018-01-31T08:36:27.941-07:00The easy thing to do is blame it on the Americans....The easy thing to do is blame it on the Americans. But when crooked Mexican officials are taking bribes and protecting the cartels, who is left to stop the violence and drug trafficking in our great country of Mexico? This is not intended to be a political statement. It's just the truth. The truth should be posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-54519976338404108542018-01-31T07:36:28.869-07:002018-01-31T07:36:28.869-07:00Dont buy this propaganda,markets are made and fed,...Dont buy this propaganda,markets are made and fed,its two sided. Its a cosy blanket to blame the US,individuals make up a collective, you have to take responsibility for your own actions in a society. Bad articles like this do nothing but promote antagonism in the believersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195137745759962560.post-48677667577689871902018-01-31T06:12:15.183-07:002018-01-31T06:12:15.183-07:00The news promoted on this site alone proves in spa...The news promoted on this site alone proves in spades the need for a wall. If it was just a drug trafficking issue it would be different. The daily beheadings, mutilations, murdered children, etc, etc, are the issues. Not to mention the 90% of appalling crimes that go unpunished. Mexico is a 3rd world narco state. End of story. It's a shame it can't be cut away from the American continent and floated over to southeast Africa and attached to Yemen or Somalia where it belongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com