Hud Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 An interesting read: /http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/23/obama-pena-nieto-mexico-corruption/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'll say. A pretty harsh indictment. Not sure what the author had in mind when they say the U.S. needs to pull the plug. Mexico News Daily reports things are so bad in Guerrero that construction work has basically stopped due to extortion by gang criminals there. http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/gangs-stifle-economy-guerrero-capital/ This is all such a shame. This country is too good to be screwed up and handicapped by corrupt politicians and punk criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 36 minutes ago, Hud said: An interesting read: /http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/23/obama-pena-nieto-mexico-corruption/ I'm sure it is,but unless you're a subscriber you can't read it,at least I couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm not a subscriber but had no problem reading it. Had to deal with several pop up screens first. It really pans Peña Nieto big time. I'll bet you'll enjoy that part, cb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 The USA isn't a functioning democracy either. Different set of issues but never the less it's an oligarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 6 hours ago, Hud said: An interesting read: /http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/23/obama-pena-nieto-mexico-corruption/ I'm sure it is,but unless you're a subscriber you can't read it,at least I couldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sorry I haven't got the quote or edit fuctions figured out yet. I googled it and read it.nothing new,there's a reason it's been called "The Perfect Dictatorship" for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I could read it, and I'm not a subscriber. Definitely an interesting read. It's by John Ackerman at UNAM. Tears apart US Foreign Policy every bit as much as Mexico's EPN/PRI FuckedUpNess. Escrito con huevos, for sure. P.S. Ha! just tried to re-look at the article to confirm who wrote it and couldn't access the link easily without a subscription or dealing with too much horseshit. You can probably find it elsewhere on the internet by googling the author. It's breathlessly written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I clicked on the original link and the article came up with no problem. Just because I have a suspicious mind and insatiable curiosity, I moused around the site (took some doing) until I found some information about the magazine (Foreign Policy" in general, to wit: "In 2003 it won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. It won a National Magazine Award again in 2007 and 2009. And ForeignPolicy.com is the only independent magazine that has won consecutive digital National Magazine Awards every year since the site was created. In September 2008, FP was purchased by the Washington Post Company, one of the world’s most respected media organizations, and grew to become the FP Group – an expansion of Foreign Policy magazine to include ForeignPolicy.com and FP Events. The Post leadership saw in FP an opportunity to build on past successes and use new media to serve decision-makers in business, finance and government in ways that would further establish Foreign Policy as the leader in its field. In 2013, FP became part of Graham Holdings Company, formerly the Washington Post Company." From reading the article, I gather that by saying the U.S. should "pull the plug", the author meant that the U.S. has deliberately ignored the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Powers that Be in Mexico and should stop doing so. Never did locate the name of the author, but it's probably in there somewhere. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Mexico is not a democracy !?!?! That's it - I'm not voting then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757 Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Interesting! However, I would hardly consider the US a working democracy for the past few years; neitheer the Executive, Judicial or the Legislative branches seem to warrant any recognition as functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I don‘t think any democracy has ever lasted more than 250 years, if a true one has ever existed at all. Let‘s see: 2016 - 1776 = 240 years. Tick, tick, tick............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 The United States is not even a democracy, much less a functioning one. No country is a democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 US is a Republic like Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giltner68 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 MX is a Socialistic Republic, unlike the US - for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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