tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post138592095513681928..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Trump Declares Mexican Cartels Terrorist OrganizationsPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-40219358843694323522019-11-28T16:16:28.678+00:002019-11-28T16:16:28.678+00:00If Trump did this to make Dems come out in favor o...If Trump did this to make Dems come out in favor of Cartels, GREAT.<br /><br />If he did it to get more money for the Wall, GREAT.<br /><br />Thanks for your great comment. I just took the story at face value. As you point out, there HAS to be moire to it.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-69996148326380429402019-11-28T06:20:30.589+00:002019-11-28T06:20:30.589+00:00This is probably just a political move to funnel m...This is probably just a political move to funnel more money to border security, and force the Dems to come out in support of the Cartels ..... because they have to oppose anything Trump wants just on general principle.<br /><br />But if we declared Cartels Terrorists and went after them like we do Islamists, that would equate to several Cartel leaders and about 500000 of their direct employees, and perhaps the 3.5 million Mexican citizens whose livelihoods depend on various parts of the drug trade and human trafficking.<br /><br />Not to mention all the Policemen, Soldiers, and politicians that are on the Cartel's payroll. Are they going to be legitimate targets?<br /><br />I dont see it happening.<br /><br />Mexicans in general dont want the Cartels to go away. They account for about 60% of the economy in border towns. They facilitate the ability for them to illegally migrate to the US. Mexicans may consider them bad guys ..... but they are their bad guys. <br /><br />Its a great excuse for us to build more wall ...... but we'd have to kill half the Population of Mexico to win the war on Cartels.<br /><br />I'd support it ..... but I'm not entirely reflective of the American electorate.<br /><br />I'd prefer to just build a barrier and deport about 20 million potential cartel sympathizers to the other side of the barrier. <br /><br />Mandatory e-verify would fuck me over professionally, but it would also make a sizable dent in the problem. Repealing the illegally ratified 14th Amendment would have a much larger positive effect on our future society. <br /> Redneck Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313318243009102759noreply@blogger.com