Mexican police went to America to be trained by their military. When police were sent back, they abandoned the government and became one of the most vicious and capable cartels on the planet.

[–] doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, and some of the cartels have also been run by ex US special forces operators.

These groups are not just some homegrown militias - although it's also important to recognize that they are not altogether opposed to supporting local communities when they aren't at war with the government (e.g., during covid).

It's not a simple situation, and there's no simple domestic solution. Thinking Mexico can gun them down is irrational, or naive at best.

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

If I was a rouge security agency who wanted to smuggle drugs into the US to fund secret, illegal and immoral wars around the world, I'd use a cartel just like that one.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

They received the imperialism masterclass.