tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post9102989982921544250..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Casino Massacre in Monterrey Shows that the Effects of the Failed War on Drugs in Mexico are SpreadingBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-41978663368202867242011-08-28T13:33:04.109-04:002011-08-28T13:33:04.109-04:00@Morongobill - author Charles Bowden, who wrote th...@Morongobill - author Charles Bowden, who wrote the harrowing book, Murder City, about Juarez, has predicted that the violence will eventually spill across the border. It's just a matter of time.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-49526855715273343052011-08-28T12:46:01.092-04:002011-08-28T12:46:01.092-04:00Once this violence crosses over to this side of th...Once this violence crosses over to this side of the border in a significant way and gets established as a permanent presence here in the states,it will be the end of this "democracy" as we know it.<br /><br />If a few men with boxcutters bringing down some planes and buildings spawned the Patriot Act and the new Homeland Security agency et al, just imagine what a similar massacre in some remote casino or business here would bring, in new checkpoints, show your papers, internal spying- the flaw in my argument of course being that the cartel leaders don't go with remote attacks, they prefer spectacular, "in the man's face" assaults, such as Monterey or the many, many decapitated police and soldier corpses left on the roadside.<br /><br />Our insatiable demand for these drugs will cause an entirely predictable conclusion in my opinion.Morongobillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423986732712894214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-67552893555339794212011-08-28T11:45:33.711-04:002011-08-28T11:45:33.711-04:00One man running for president wants to end the war...One man running for president wants to end the war on drugs and decriminalize (or legalize) marijuana, which is over 50% of the problem); <br />see Gary Johnson's website for more info. There's an ongoing push in many states for this, it's slow going because of the dinosaurs that still believe the 1930s propaganda. <br /><br />Cocaine is a different beast; if people would stop using it, the violence would cease. One question I had; since Wall Street is hoovering up a significant amount of the world's cocaine supply, I wonder what our current financial idiocy would look like if their supply was cut off and their mental state had to make do with only caffeine and stimulant pills? :-/signalfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318361590633535352noreply@blogger.com