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[–] [email protected] 98 points 9 months ago (7 children)

What the fuck did Mexico do?

[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago

They give us workers and refugees! We should bomb the shit out of them and then they'll checks notes send us... workers and refugees?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The right has been scapegoating Mexico over the ongoing opiod crisis and Fentanyl specifically

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't all this fentanyl come from China who is famously allied with Republican's favorite leader, Putin?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It doesn't "all" come from any one country, but China produces the most, yes.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

Didn't pay for the wall

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I think it is a ploy by Russia and China to get the US to hurt itself.

Mexico is key to our economic future. The manufacturing which the US is trying to onshore needs many different inputs some from lower cost labor sources. Mexico provides some of the middleish parts of the process (yes Mexican labor is more skilled than other inputs from South Asia). While the US labor pool provides the upper end. Cars, appliances, low end electronics etc. are where Mexico comes in. The US just doesn’t have the labor pool to do all of this at a decent price point.

While central and southern Mexico may not be big fans of the US. People in the North are fairly pro USA as they see a lot of economic integration. Dropping bombs on them even when we are going after the cartels is not going to keep them on our side and we will see the anti US sentiment take over the country.

It’s basically one of the few extremely dumb things we could do to royally fuck up our economy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Remember the Alamo!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

'member those scary caravans?!?

[–] [email protected] 76 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Bomb Mexico. And these idiots could be in charge of the U.S.

Depressing.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Let's face it, they will be. As a non American I'm wondering how I can convince our nation to further distance itself from the US as I just don't think they are a partner we should be too tightly coupled to; they're displaying all the signs of an empire on the edge of implosion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

As a European, It's crazy how I've started to compare USA to Russia. I mean, Russia is still the baddies by a decent margin, but god damn, that gap could be closing fast in 2025.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“Poor Mexico, So far from God, so close to the United States.”

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Amazing how far from God Catholics are when they're not white

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

When did the US change from America first policy? It’s been the same since its inception!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

It means America only.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It's not the policy, it's where that slogan comes from:

https://www.mnhs.org/lindbergh/learn/controversies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

They bought their own propaganda that America's worldwide military presence is not for it's own benefit but out of a noble desire to protect democracy or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Omfg.. dear extraterrestrial.. take me away ..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You can also come with us outside of US and eat popcorn instead of slapping your face daily

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Imagine thinking canada won't just import the drugs.