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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 228 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

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 48 points 19 hours ago

A high quality chocolate bar, at that.

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world -4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 1 points 25 minutes ago

This guy is a zionist. Don't waste your time with him

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world -3 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 4 points 1 hour 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 snoking upper class brat who is having their pathetic highs at the expense of a whole fucking continent.

/rant