Comments on: Mexico a failed state… not http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/ Musings from a child of globalisation. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chivacongelado http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/comment-page-1/#comment-192 chivacongelado Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.chivacongelado.com/?p=830#comment-192 @Ms. Jen: LOL, I'm sure of that. Let's hope they don't give up now, as it would be worse. @Ms. Jen: LOL, I'm sure of that. Let's hope they don't give up now, as it would be worse.

]]> By: Ms. Jen http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Ms. Jen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.chivacongelado.com/?p=830#comment-191 p.s. I am glad the government is standing up to the cartels. I have heard some good stories on NPR and read them in the paper about the various law enforcement folk standing up to the cartels. p.s. I am glad the government is standing up to the cartels. I have heard some good stories on NPR and read them in the paper about the various law enforcement folk standing up to the cartels.

]]> By: Ms. Jen http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Ms. Jen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.chivacongelado.com/?p=830#comment-190 One of the things that amuses me greatly is when I talk about traveling to [insert name of place with a few troubles, like India or Israel or...] and then the listener says, "OMG, weren't you really worried about ..."<br /><br />I always laugh and say, "Why?!? We live in Los Angeles! You are in more danger here at home than in Mumbai or Jerusalem." Then I go on to be a pain in the ass by stating the homicide statistics for just LA city vs. place of visiting for the last few years. I had this conversation this weekend talking about Mumbai and the person in question started to laugh when he thought about it, as he lives in East LA and thinks his neighborhood is nice and safe.<br /> One of the things that amuses me greatly is when I talk about traveling to [insert name of place with a few troubles, like India or Israel or...] and then the listener says, "OMG, weren't you really worried about …"

I always laugh and say, "Why?!? We live in Los Angeles! You are in more danger here at home than in Mumbai or Jerusalem." Then I go on to be a pain in the ass by stating the homicide statistics for just LA city vs. place of visiting for the last few years. I had this conversation this weekend talking about Mumbai and the person in question started to laugh when he thought about it, as he lives in East LA and thinks his neighborhood is nice and safe.

]]> By: chivacongelado http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/comment-page-1/#comment-189 chivacongelado Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.chivacongelado.com/?p=830#comment-189 @Lightfoot Letters: Thank you for your comment! There have been two peaks in violence in Mexico in the last 20 years: 1995-97 after the Mexican peso crash and the current situation after 2004 with the drug cartels. Corruption has been a problem for as long as I can remember, but the current situations stems simply from the drives to fight it, somewhat akin to stirring a nest of hornets.<br /> @Lightfoot Letters: Thank you for your comment! There have been two peaks in violence in Mexico in the last 20 years: 1995-97 after the Mexican peso crash and the current situation after 2004 with the drug cartels. Corruption has been a problem for as long as I can remember, but the current situations stems simply from the drives to fight it, somewhat akin to stirring a nest of hornets.

]]> By: Lightfoot Letters http://www.chivacongelado.com/2009/01/mexico-a-failed-state-not/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Lightfoot Letters Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:17:00 +0000 http://www.chivacongelado.com/?p=830#comment-188 Based on personal experience friends traveled to Mexico at least once or twice a year till the early 1990s. No more. Violence everywhere has gotten much worse since then. I believe the problem is more a corrupt culture than a failing state. Based on personal experience friends traveled to Mexico at least once or twice a year till the early 1990s. No more. Violence everywhere has gotten much worse since then. I believe the problem is more a corrupt culture than a failing state.

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