tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post8414459396993265492..comments2024-01-18T17:25:10.325-08:00Comments on Living Outside The Dialectic: You and I Can't Buy the Guns Mexican Cartels OwnNiki Raapanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14835214436658839836noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-86328734995637783582009-03-26T08:00:00.000-07:002009-03-26T08:00:00.000-07:00If we merged with Mexico the border would get smal...If we merged with Mexico the border would get smaller? Have you looked at Mexico on the map? <BR/><BR/>Our border would get much larger, and damned hard to defend being we'd have 4 times as much coastline.<BR/><BR/>Craziness. I'm wondering if you are serious, or if you are just silly?<BR/><BR/>I don't want to be a Mexican, and most Mexican's don't want to be American. Take my work, I live in a rural town with lots of immigrant workers. The "chicanos" (americanized mexicans) are one distinct group and the "mexican" Mexicans are another. The true blue Mexicans DO NOT assimilate. Even if they speak english, they lie, and remain autonymous.<BR/><BR/>C'mon. That 'imperialist' comment was a silly joke just to get a response? Right?sewneohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217023773440530400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-31823876674697669362009-03-26T02:14:00.000-07:002009-03-26T02:14:00.000-07:00Well, duh. We already have the PLAN to merge Mexic...Well, duh. We already have the PLAN to merge Mexico, Canada and the US of A. Geo. Bush is way ahead of you. The Security and Prosperity Partnership. The Super-highway running from Mexico to Canada. First we merge into regions and then into One World Government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-61953417174347788092009-03-25T16:20:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:20:00.000-07:00Well, I guess I am just another one of those silly...Well, I guess I am just another one of those silly "Imperialist Americans", but assimilating Mexico is probably the best thing the U.S. could do for both countries. I don't know if anyone else has noticed lately, but the Immigration Issue is starting to become a hot one. Violence along the U.S. - Mexican border has been getting steadily worse amongst the numerous Drug Cartels within Mexico and it's getting closer and closer to us all the time. I think we can all agree that the reasoning for Millions of Mexicans illegally coming into this country each year is just a hope for a better life. And when the politicians talk about beefing up border security to prevent terrorism, do you think they are referring to the men and women risking their lives, crossing many miles of desert, so they can work at some farm or ranch at minimum wage? I seriously doubt it.<BR/>With 50-70% of all illegal drugs in the U.S. coming straight from big cartel drug smuggling operations, it's a safe bet that Mexico's law enforcement community is either very corrupt, or has little if any ability to maintain order, especially in the border town areas. The time has come for some serious debate on a real solution to this country's Immigration problem. Mexico's Gross Domestic Product is only a fraction of what ours is, but together our economies would flourish<BR/>The Mexican people and their country would be a great compliment to the United States, and with our leadership and business capital, Mexico would thrive like it never has before. There would be no need for people to leave their homes and communities unless they wanted to. The standard of living, income level, education, and overall potential of the Mexican people would drastically increase. The U.S. would have a much easier job of guarding our border from terrorists, because the border would get significantly smaller and easier to manage. The U.S. would initially benefit from low cost skilled labor, which would be a great benefit in transforming the cities and areas previously south of the border into the "New U.S.A." With our law enforcement and military power occupying and protecting what once was Mexico, illegal drug imports could all but be eliminated. Our people would unite to become one of the most advanced and powerful civilizations of all time. I guess I am a pretty Imperialist American. Watch out Canada, your in the way of Alaska.Bobby Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261835485928431114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938933649493088489.post-83082861776429495642009-03-25T13:09:00.000-07:002009-03-25T13:09:00.000-07:00There are problems with this story. There is a gun...There are problems with this story. There is a gun problem in Mexico, because everybody has one? Since there are no gun stores, there will be no reporting of purchases. Is that the problem? Gun cartels sounds like a black market. Maybe thats the problem. But he says that "Most buy them from a 'friend' or a friend of a friend or cousin or uncle."<BR/><BR/>From what perspective does Mexico have a gun problem? The people in this story seems very happy about their gun ownership. <BR/><BR/>Its the visiting American who says this is a problem.<BR/><BR/>What kind of logic says you can't buy these guns in the U.S. because its illegal?<BR/><BR/>Maybe this is the real problem: "With firearm ownership severely restricted in Mexico, criminals there <B>[anyone owning a gun]</B> have long taken advantage of much looser U.S. gun laws to outfit themselves, particularly with semiautomatic assault weapons and powerful rifles and handguns that fire bullets capable of piercing body armor." - <A HREF="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/25/1n25guns011211-guns-flow-south-border/" REL="nofollow">Cartels' guns flow from U.S.</A><BR/><BR/>We obviously need stricter gun laws here in the U.S. to protect our southern neighbors from these dangerous guns.<BR/><BR/>Note: A "Gun Cartel" is two or more people trading guns without a license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com