Post by: sys on September 28, 2016, 10:23:05 PM
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As Trump has tapped into a dissatisfaction with the political status quo in the US, his stance toward Mexico appears to have bolstered the position of a Mexican presidential candidate who has the same anti-establishment appeal.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, often referred to as AMLO, has twice run for Mexico's presidency, losing narrowly in 2006 and again by 6 points to Peña Nieto in 2012 — and he's set to run again in 2018.
'If Trump were to win ... Lopez Obrador would have a field day"
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-and-populism-in-mexico-2016-8
i know none of you care about mexico, but this would be a disaster. amlo is a megalomaniac that either can't or doesn't care to distinguish truth from fiction. a cross between trump and chavez.
Post by: treysolid on September 28, 2016, 10:49:32 PM
Post by: puniraptor on September 29, 2016, 01:23:35 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 29, 2016, 06:14:20 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 29, 2016, 06:26:45 AM
I don't think we have much to worry about. Hillary will take care of securing the border.
Post by: wetwillie on September 29, 2016, 07:05:13 AM
Post by: michigancat on September 29, 2016, 08:31:49 AM
is he like that Filipino guy? dude is nuts!I have a few Filipino facebook friends and they love that guy and post articles about him all the time! And he's crazy!
Post by: john "teach me how to" dougie on September 29, 2016, 08:43:51 AM
Post by: sys on September 29, 2016, 02:25:31 PM
Does the elected government in Mexico really have a ton of power? I thought the cartel ran the joint.
they have a federal system, like the us, but their federal level is proportionally stronger and the states weaker.
Post by: star seed 7 on September 29, 2016, 02:27:17 PM
Post by: sys on September 29, 2016, 02:32:38 PM
you're right sys, i don't really care
i bet you enjoyed that dax immediately posted about clinton in a mexican politics thread though.
Post by: star seed 7 on September 29, 2016, 02:33:13 PM
Post by: CNS on September 29, 2016, 02:33:47 PM
is he like that Filipino guy? dude is nuts!I have a few Filipino facebook friends and they love that guy and post articles about him all the time! And he's crazy!
Seems like Duarte will let you, as a private citizen, shoot pretty much whoever you want as long as you tell the cops afterward that they tried to sell you drugs. I can't believe that country hasn't turned in to the "He's coming right at me!" hunting episode of South Park yet.
Post by: chum1 on September 29, 2016, 02:37:05 PM
Post by: sys on February 04, 2017, 04:10:20 AM
Post by: Dugout DickStone on February 04, 2017, 08:10:15 AM
Post by: renocat on February 04, 2017, 10:24:12 AM
Does the elected government in Mexico really have a ton of power? I thought the cartel ran the joint.I was on trade mission once, and was told by a guy who's family has corona beer that 10 families control everything.
Post by: sys on February 25, 2018, 08:14:02 PM
amlo is way up in the polls, but if the priistas fall in with pan, he can be stopped. seems unlikely, but it's the only way. the election is in july.
Post by: john "teach me how to" dougie on February 25, 2018, 09:27:39 PM
Post by: sys on February 25, 2018, 09:34:27 PM
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A politician who is poor is a poor politician
Post by: sys on June 01, 2018, 06:37:15 PM
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Investors are running away from Mexican stocks as leftist pulls ahead in the polls
Mexico's benchmark stock index, the S&P/BMV IPC, plummeted 7.6 percent in May, marking its biggest one-month decline since February 2009. The move lower in Mexican stocks comes as Lopez Obrador, better known as AMLO, extended his lead over his opponents last month. "There was an expectation that he would win, but that he would have a check from other parties in congress," notes an analyst from UBS. "If he wins by a landslide, it is a given that his party, Morena, will get significant participation in congress. It's not clear that they will get the 51 percent majority, but it's certainly possible," he says.
it seems like pretty much a done deal now. he's ran as much more of a moderate than he has in the past (also basically refusing to say anything in the debate i watched), we'll see what he does when he's in office.
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 02, 2018, 10:15:30 AM
Post by: sys on June 02, 2018, 01:46:51 PM
Post by: wetwillie on June 02, 2018, 02:50:40 PM
Post by: sys on June 02, 2018, 03:04:17 PM
Is putin meddling down there too?
i doubt it. or they might be, but they don't need to be. amlo has had a base of support for decades, and with the other parties essentially discrediting each other over the last couple of presidential cycles the general view, or at least a majority view is that there's no other viable option. there's also a shift towards him because he's represented an anti-american, nafta-sceptical view for decades and for obvious reasons, that appeals to voters right not.
also voters are weird. my wife just decided she's going to vote for amlo because he's going to win anyways. she's been talking about how bad he is for years.
Post by: Dugout DickStone on June 02, 2018, 03:29:33 PM
Is putin meddling down there too?
Is there a candidate he has chosen like Trump?
Post by: sys on June 18, 2018, 11:34:53 AM
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/06/25/a-new-revolution-in-mexico
Post by: john "teach me how to" dougie on June 18, 2018, 01:06:06 PM
Post by: sys on June 26, 2018, 10:17:07 AM
https://www.dailywire.com/news/32202/mexican-prez-candidate-calls-mass-exodus-us-paul-bois
Post by: sys on June 26, 2018, 11:45:19 AM
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2018/jun/25/blog-posting/mexico-presidential-candidate-call-immigration/
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on June 26, 2018, 01:14:39 PM
What a piece of crap and idiotic thing to say.
Post by: sys on June 28, 2018, 10:14:33 AM
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Post by: sonofdaxjones on July 01, 2018, 03:22:06 PM
Post by: star seed 7 on July 01, 2018, 03:23:34 PM
Post by: sys on July 01, 2018, 03:38:57 PM
Post by: sys on July 02, 2018, 10:21:45 AM
Post by: sys on November 02, 2018, 07:35:14 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-airport/what-is-next-for-mexico-city-airport-after-mega-project-axed-idUSKCN1N51BQ
Post by: sonofdaxjones on November 02, 2018, 09:00:30 PM
Sysbot is a facilitator of that reality
Post by: sys on May 31, 2021, 12:51:36 PM
https://twitter.com/alfonslopeztena/status/1399402715378339849
https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1399342165277515777
Post by: Kat Kid on May 31, 2021, 01:37:16 PM
Post by: sys on May 31, 2021, 02:47:29 PM
Post by: Cartierfor3 on May 31, 2021, 04:41:35 PM
I saw an headline recently about 20+ politicians running being assassinated. The opening to the story was someone just getting clipped in broad daylight. Until the US legalizes drugs I don't see Mexican politics being normal.
Post the article, Kat kid
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 07:32:00 AM
Post by: IPA4Me on June 01, 2021, 07:46:04 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 07:56:30 AM
Post by: 8manpick on June 01, 2021, 08:31:43 AM
Post by: star seed 7 on June 01, 2021, 08:39:46 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 09:09:01 AM
Gosh honey, it's just so great we can try not to overdose on Fentanyl whenever we want!
Post by: IPA4Me on June 01, 2021, 09:37:58 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 09:56:17 AM
https://twitter.com/swaggy_kai/status/1399378118125699087?s=21
Post by: star seed 7 on June 01, 2021, 12:12:58 PM
Post by: IPA4Me on June 01, 2021, 01:04:30 PM
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Post by: Kat Kid on June 01, 2021, 02:53:04 PM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 03:18:14 PM
Post by: IPA4Me on June 01, 2021, 03:36:25 PM
79,000 from drug overdose.
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Post by: bucket on June 01, 2021, 05:13:05 PM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 08:36:00 PM
Here for the Fentanyl/alcohol comparisons
Post by: Kat Kid on June 01, 2021, 08:46:49 PM
We already have a ton of ODs because people don't know what they are taking and we have a ton of deaths and destroyed lives from the drug war. Several people on this board think we can do better, you seem content with the status quo. That's fine, but you should look at what that actually is.
Post by: Spracne on June 01, 2021, 09:57:41 PM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 01, 2021, 10:08:27 PM
Gonna stick around and wait for the confiscation anecdotes.
Post by: 8manpick on June 01, 2021, 10:51:45 PM
Post by: Trim on June 02, 2021, 12:24:26 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 02, 2021, 03:25:48 AM
Post by: star seed 7 on June 02, 2021, 07:57:13 AM
I think many of us are simply glossing over what goes without saying: decriminalization and/or legalization would and should naturally be coupled with a robust addiction treatment program to help people struggling with addiction rather than turning them into criminals.
Yes!
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 02, 2021, 08:56:03 AM
Post by: Kat Kid on June 02, 2021, 09:06:13 AM
Post by: star seed 7 on June 02, 2021, 09:08:19 AM
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 02, 2021, 09:35:35 AM
Also enable the Mexican government to break up the cartels, probably too late for that, though.
Some of you are clearly co-mingling drugs like pot with vastly more dangerous drugs. You'll of course deny this.
Drugs like CM, Fentanyl and Heroin should never be legalized.
Post by: Kat Kid on June 02, 2021, 09:40:05 AM
De-criminalize addiction and increase interdiction at the border multi-fold.
Also enable the Mexican government to break up the cartels, probably too late for that, though.
Some of you are clearly co-mingling drugs like pot with vastly more dangerous drugs. You'll of course deny this.
Drugs like CM, Fentanyl and Heroin should never be legalized.
Right but how? The issue is demand and illicit profits, until you destroy that I don't know how you can effectively do the bolded part, so be sure to weigh the hundreds of thousands killed in the Mexican drug war and then the countless murders in the US because of the drug war to your count on which makes more sense.
Post by: bucket on June 22, 2021, 10:36:32 AM
Post by: DQ12 on June 22, 2021, 10:45:16 AM
Post by: MakeItRain on June 22, 2021, 11:29:13 AM
i don't think allowing recreational opioid use, for example, is a very good idea. injecting more legal, highly addictive and dangerous substances into society seems like maybe not a great plan, even if we do provide programs that allow addicts to get help if they want it.
You're being far too diplomatic. For a plan for legalized opioids to work, this would assume that opioid addicts are clear thinking, rational, and not at all driven by impulsivity. Addicts will still avoid rehab, no matter how readily available it could become. Addicts will still do rash things to get a fix, whether that's stealing, or harming others. Legalization of the drugs do nothing to lessen the effects of the drugs om the mind, body, loved ones, and just regular ol' citizens.
Post by: DQ12 on June 22, 2021, 11:35:32 AM
Yes. I hate being a square (i don't hate it) but legalizing more harmful and addictive substances seems like a good way to get more people addicted to harmful substances. It may aid in cracking down on the border violence and the cartel in general, but it comes with its own host problems, that i'm not sure are better.i don't think allowing recreational opioid use, for example, is a very good idea. injecting more legal, highly addictive and dangerous substances into society seems like maybe not a great plan, even if we do provide programs that allow addicts to get help if they want it.
You're being far too diplomatic. For a plan for legalized opioids to work, this would assume that opioid addicts are clear thinking, rational, and not at all driven by impulsivity. Addicts will still avoid rehab, no matter how readily available it could become. Addicts will still do rash things to get a fix, whether that's stealing, or harming others. Legalization of the drugs do nothing to lessen the effects of the drugs om the mind, body, loved ones, and just regular ol' citizens.
Post by: 8manpick on June 22, 2021, 07:02:08 PM
Post by: sys on February 23, 2023, 02:55:45 PM
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1628609969560977408
Post by: sys on February 23, 2023, 02:57:40 PM
Post by: MadCat on February 23, 2023, 04:04:50 PM
Post by: sys on September 22, 2023, 12:24:16 AM
personal note - my wife worked for sheinbaum for a few months twentyish years ago.
https://twitter.com/AlexNowrasteh/status/1705038790643838982
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 22, 2023, 07:31:29 AM
Post by: steve dave on September 22, 2023, 09:06:24 AM