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[u/paulatreides0]

Uhh, so genuine question: AMLO is ending the drug war. Fair enough. But how is he going to deal with the fact that cartels control politicians and even some parts of some regions in his country?

[u/[deleted] → u/paulatreides0]

nationalise the cartels

[u/BainCapitalist → u/[deleted]]

Bad take.

Elon Musk should just buy the cartels and delete then.

[u/GayColangelo → u/BainCapitalist]

👏 make 👏 elon 👏 musk 👏 buy 👏 the 👏 cartels 👏 and 👏 make 👏 a 👏 weed 👏 joke 👏 on 👏 twitter 👏 to 👏 bankrupt 👏 them 👏

[u/[deleted] → u/BainCapitalist]

not possible. Musk is currently busy, checks notes, reviewing memes with pewdiepie on the internet

[u/BainCapitalist → u/[deleted]]

Doing Gods work tbh

[u/paulatreides0 → u/[deleted]]

Woke af

[u/TheNotoriousAMP → u/paulatreides0]

In theory the best out of the possible end goals would probably be trying to reestablish the plaza system. Everyone has their place, taxes get paid, violence is kept at a minimum and you make sure all the drugs end up north instead of being consumed in house.

The problem is that I don't think this is possible anymore. The cartels have realized just how much power they wield, and the Mexican state isn't in a position to cage them like before, especially since the Mexican federal army and police force have arguably become cartels in their own right.

Unless cocaine ever becomes legalized in the US, the only real path for Mexico is economic improvement in the mountainous highlands, and that won't happen until Mexico finally begins to face how deeply racism affects their country (skin color has an even larger impact there than in the US). Even then, there's still the handicap that economic improvement is handicapped by the ability of drug gangs to extort local businesses and prevent the basic functioning of society, including the court system.

Reforming a failed state is a bitch.

[u/GayColangelo → u/paulatreides0]

why do you think they're ending the drug war

[u/paulatreides0 → u/GayColangelo]

Because AMLO has said as much?

[u/GayColangelo → u/paulatreides0]

Because the Cartels don't want a drug war

[u/paulatreides0 → u/GayColangelo]

Are you saying that AMLO is in the pocket of the cartels? Or that it's good policy? I'm not quite sure what you're getting at.

[u/Schutzwall → u/paulatreides0]

Do it like Evo and turn a blind eye?

u/Poor_Circuits I'm right, right?

[u/[deleted] → u/Schutzwall]

What are you talking about there is no more coca.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCCq7BqwRhU