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[-] cabbage@piefed.social 53 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

American government: Builds concentration camps

Mexican government: Develops brand new chocolate bars

I'm happy to see there are still some governments out there who rule in the interest of the people.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 17 points 3 weeks ago

A high quality chocolate bar, at that.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -1 points 3 weeks ago

Well, depends on if the advertising matches the product.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, they list the ingredients and percentages.

[-] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world -3 points 3 weeks ago

The MEXICAN government ruling in the interests of the people? This is absolutely delusional. Mexico is one of the most corrupt, dangerous, and unstable places in the world. The country is quickly turning into a warzone because of the cartels, and both the current and previous presidents and their government aren't doing anything about it because they're bought.

A government making a chocolate bar to distract from the crippling poverty and crime is not good governance, it's the opposite.

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mexico's murder rate per 100 000 is 24.9, meaning you're on average safer in Mexico than in Newark, Memphis, Cleveland, Kansas City, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Detroit, Baltimore or St. Louis.

Never mind that murders in Mexico are generally committed using American firearms, and for American money over drugs that are to be sold in America. Mexico's problem is America. So while we wait for America to selfdestruct, I guess they might as well get to work on public health issues.

Obviously not saying that cartels are not a huge fucking problem. It's hard to get good politicians when they murder anyone who resists them. But the cartels are in large part a product of America's failures. Europeans are not innocent either - fuck every coke snorting upper class brat who is having their pathetic highs at the expense of a whole fucking continent.

/rant

[-] Cptn_Slow@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago

Wait I'm confused, so Mexico is safer than the USA, but they murder any politician who goes against the cartel?

Doesn't sound so safe to me?

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Must be easy to get confused when you can only have one thought in your head at a time, and barely even that.

[-] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 3 weeks ago

but the stats said it is safer!!! /s

[-] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago

Tell me you haven't been to Mexico without telling me you haven't been to Mexico.

[-] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I live in here in Mexico and they did not lie at all

[-] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

Have you been to Mexico? How about you take a little vacation to Sinaloa to prove me wrong?

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

I was there a year ago. It was nice enough, not nearly as worrisome as I thought it would be. Yes, I stayed in the tourist areas, no I didn't wander into the rural areas, no I didn't try to start shit in clubs, yes I saw armed military on patrol. There were a lot of people trying to live their lives despite the serious crime in the region.

There are absolutely terrible things happening there and I would love for them to get better. I can say the same thing about the US. At least Mexico isn't waging war on my country, trade or otherwise.

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