I applaud Erick’s calling out the media for their lack of integrity and backbone. I am speaking to you as a victim of the cartels ‘ atrocities. Sixteen and a half years ago our daughter Elizabeth Bowie was brutally murdered by an illegal alien. She was a middle school teacher robbed of her life at the age of twenty eight. Her killer Juan Lazaro Abrego crossed back over the Mexico border and has never been caught. Had we taken this issue seriously Laken Riley and others might still be alive today. I am glad we have a President with some guts who appears to take the issue seriously.
So sorry for your loss, it has to be hard to see the left continually act like letting the killers in is just the cost of doing business not something to really bother with.
IMHO - even if the NYT article is factual in every respect and does not make political judgements, Of the potentially myriad impacts of Trump’s policies regarding Mexico and the drug cartels, that they chose this aspect was an editorial judgement so a part of their DNA that they did not even consider the obvious political point which Erick makes. Compare this with an alternative article that could have discussed in detail the positive impact on our society if the illegal flow of fentanyl and other deadly illicit drugs even if not eliminated could be reduced by even 80%. Objectives articles can stil be slanted negative;y or positively.
Erick, you and the geo-political analyst Peter Zehan are the only two people I pay good money to subscribe to. Curious as to a downside of this terrorist designation move by Trump that Peter mentioned, and that is that it may trigger clauses in our existing immigration law that would immediately make most citizens of Mexico far more eligible for immediate immigration to the USA due to it being an officially designated terrorist state.
Now personally, I think that while this may be correct, it is a rather minor legal technicality that any citizen in Mexico wanting immediate asylum consideration would have to hire a very good immigration attorney to make this stick. So I am not too worried about it.
That they will probably try that instead of going after the cartels who have been killing Mexicans for generations and were ignored till now entwinned in every aspect. Like with all terrorist organizations the innocents forced to work or die are expendable till they are removed violently from power. Unfortunately by not doing a rigorous vetting they are here to threaten & bribe LE, Judges, Govt employees, and Politicians as well.
I had a business partner that I had to separate with. He was/is a liberal. He would criticize every action while writing up analyses and spreadsheets but fail to take action on his own.
I believe that it is common for liberals to be terrible problem-solvers because they are so terrified of being made to have to admit they made a mistake, that they can only sit in judgement of others taking bold actions to make themselves feel better by comparison.
This makes liberals dangerous when in positions of authority because a failure to act is a decision fraught with risk. I think this is why all states and cities run by Democrats are a mess of social and economic decay. The liberal-wired politicians are terrible problem-solvers... unwilling to make any bold action that isn't just designed to improve their popularity. Invariably the list of problems from their inactions starts to mount, and crisis happens as we see in the LA area.
The problem with the press these days is that it is infested with 90% liberals... and these are people that have a brain wiring defect that makes them incapable of understanding the big picture for problem solving, and they thus only sit in judgement of those that take bold actions to fix what is broken.
First of all, on a spiritual level, the satan is the prince of power of the air and the god of this world. His minions will, at times, protect each others interests. And make no doubt, even though these gnostic heretical devotees of Hegel and Marx deny the existence of satan, they do his work just the same.
Secondly, the “undocumented” immigrants have a larger degree of non-European heritage, so, under the identity politics logic, first put into practice in the USSR in the 1920s, recently resurrected as DEI, they are “natives” and anyone else is “living on stolen land”…. Hence, but the logic of the Marxists, they have a better claim.
Mexico has been a corrupt shakedown state for decades and has only gotten worse maybe now the Mexican government will start to clean itself up if it’s not to late maybe just maybe they will find out that the USA is not screwing around anymore
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(1977) was passed so that US companies understood that bribery and shakedown were not allowed. In the country where I worked, Backsheesh was widely practiced & it was a constant source of amazement to me how much it was expected & we went to lengths to avoid it.
My comment is from memory, and my memory admittedly isn't what it...wait, what was I saying?? ;) Anyway, I remember in the late 60s and early 70s, New York City was eat up with crime and debauchery. Times Square was filled with strip clubs and peep shows, and "The Rotten Apple" was essentially run by organized crime. Crime family hits were relatively common, and elected officials and cops alike were on the take. It was just assumed that nothing could be done about it. Then Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor, and he went about the business of successfully cleaning it up. Giuliani may have gone bat-sh*t crazy in his later years during his Trump phase, but for the longest time NYC revered the guy because he did what no one else could or would do. I hope Trump can do the same.
This whole thing is mind boggling. I am very grateful that Trump has designated the drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. There is nothing like the truth!
I have a friend who has lived in Mexico part-time the last few years. They were considering retiring there. I met with him last week and he said the next time he goes back in April is going to be the last. He said he doesn’t feel safe where he is at but the cartels control everything and the entire system is corrupt. So now, he may be looking at Florida.
I am SO tired of the "Cheap Labor Necessity". But, they say if we block that off, Americans won't do those jobs. Really? Then cut off their welfare and unemployment. But, but....if we can't get avocados, where will we get them? California? What if they refuse to send them out of state?
Well, good. It's their loss of a major export, so let 'em. Personally, I can live without avocados for a while, if that's what it takes.
Sorry, end of rant.
I firmly believe if we start these measures, and do it consistently, Mexicans in general will start to wake up and assist us. If they don't, it's their country that will suffer.
Everything you said is 100% correct! It makes you wonder why are they so concerned, could some American companies/politicians also have connections with the cartels and don't want to be exposed! However, I'm just an ignorant American what do I know, tell me NYT / MSM
One of the points made in the NYT article was that some/most US companies may not be aware that the seemingly legitimate Mexican companies they are doing business with could be involved with the cartels. Therefore, those companies could be at legal risk.
US companies have scores of attorneys and "consultants" to make sure they're conforming to laws and social positioning. They've had plenty of opportunities to confirm that the Mexican companies they're dealing with are on the up-and-up.
Good assessment, Eric. You said "Perhaps he removes too much in some cases or not enough in others." During the several occasions that my Dermatologist has removed skin cancers, she is normally successful. On a couple of those however, she has had to make a second attempt. The criteria was, her lab wanted to see "clear edges" all around the cancerous tissue that she had removed. In other words, she had to take out tiny slivers of ostensibly healthy tissue that was adjacent to, all around, the cancerous cells, just to make sure she "got it all," not leaving even an errant cell that can grow back and spread with a vengeance. And accomplishing that, the disease removed can no longer spread.
So yes, as bad as it is, it may happen that the occasional excess does occur as President Trump tries to "get it all" but when all the bad tentacled-into-society cartel cells are successfully removed, it should stop the spread of that particular strain of disease.
The press and most politicians are weak and feckless. Most times they default to what is easy versus what is right. Trump just needs to keep moving forward on his agenda and when the opposition starts to whine give them the old Bronx salute and just keep going forward. The party will only grow as a result.
I applaud Erick’s calling out the media for their lack of integrity and backbone. I am speaking to you as a victim of the cartels ‘ atrocities. Sixteen and a half years ago our daughter Elizabeth Bowie was brutally murdered by an illegal alien. She was a middle school teacher robbed of her life at the age of twenty eight. Her killer Juan Lazaro Abrego crossed back over the Mexico border and has never been caught. Had we taken this issue seriously Laken Riley and others might still be alive today. I am glad we have a President with some guts who appears to take the issue seriously.
So sorry for your loss, it has to be hard to see the left continually act like letting the killers in is just the cost of doing business not something to really bother with.
IMHO - even if the NYT article is factual in every respect and does not make political judgements, Of the potentially myriad impacts of Trump’s policies regarding Mexico and the drug cartels, that they chose this aspect was an editorial judgement so a part of their DNA that they did not even consider the obvious political point which Erick makes. Compare this with an alternative article that could have discussed in detail the positive impact on our society if the illegal flow of fentanyl and other deadly illicit drugs even if not eliminated could be reduced by even 80%. Objectives articles can stil be slanted negative;y or positively.
On the nose. Keep it up. 👍
Erick, you and the geo-political analyst Peter Zehan are the only two people I pay good money to subscribe to. Curious as to a downside of this terrorist designation move by Trump that Peter mentioned, and that is that it may trigger clauses in our existing immigration law that would immediately make most citizens of Mexico far more eligible for immediate immigration to the USA due to it being an officially designated terrorist state.
Now personally, I think that while this may be correct, it is a rather minor legal technicality that any citizen in Mexico wanting immediate asylum consideration would have to hire a very good immigration attorney to make this stick. So I am not too worried about it.
What do you think?
That they will probably try that instead of going after the cartels who have been killing Mexicans for generations and were ignored till now entwinned in every aspect. Like with all terrorist organizations the innocents forced to work or die are expendable till they are removed violently from power. Unfortunately by not doing a rigorous vetting they are here to threaten & bribe LE, Judges, Govt employees, and Politicians as well.
I had a business partner that I had to separate with. He was/is a liberal. He would criticize every action while writing up analyses and spreadsheets but fail to take action on his own.
I believe that it is common for liberals to be terrible problem-solvers because they are so terrified of being made to have to admit they made a mistake, that they can only sit in judgement of others taking bold actions to make themselves feel better by comparison.
This makes liberals dangerous when in positions of authority because a failure to act is a decision fraught with risk. I think this is why all states and cities run by Democrats are a mess of social and economic decay. The liberal-wired politicians are terrible problem-solvers... unwilling to make any bold action that isn't just designed to improve their popularity. Invariably the list of problems from their inactions starts to mount, and crisis happens as we see in the LA area.
The problem with the press these days is that it is infested with 90% liberals... and these are people that have a brain wiring defect that makes them incapable of understanding the big picture for problem solving, and they thus only sit in judgement of those that take bold actions to fix what is broken.
When you look at it, that sounds like a perfect analysis.
And the enslaved "press" addles on...
First of all, on a spiritual level, the satan is the prince of power of the air and the god of this world. His minions will, at times, protect each others interests. And make no doubt, even though these gnostic heretical devotees of Hegel and Marx deny the existence of satan, they do his work just the same.
Secondly, the “undocumented” immigrants have a larger degree of non-European heritage, so, under the identity politics logic, first put into practice in the USSR in the 1920s, recently resurrected as DEI, they are “natives” and anyone else is “living on stolen land”…. Hence, but the logic of the Marxists, they have a better claim.
Mexico has been a corrupt shakedown state for decades and has only gotten worse maybe now the Mexican government will start to clean itself up if it’s not to late maybe just maybe they will find out that the USA is not screwing around anymore
I agree, but won’t hold my breath for them to change.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(1977) was passed so that US companies understood that bribery and shakedown were not allowed. In the country where I worked, Backsheesh was widely practiced & it was a constant source of amazement to me how much it was expected & we went to lengths to avoid it.
My comment is from memory, and my memory admittedly isn't what it...wait, what was I saying?? ;) Anyway, I remember in the late 60s and early 70s, New York City was eat up with crime and debauchery. Times Square was filled with strip clubs and peep shows, and "The Rotten Apple" was essentially run by organized crime. Crime family hits were relatively common, and elected officials and cops alike were on the take. It was just assumed that nothing could be done about it. Then Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor, and he went about the business of successfully cleaning it up. Giuliani may have gone bat-sh*t crazy in his later years during his Trump phase, but for the longest time NYC revered the guy because he did what no one else could or would do. I hope Trump can do the same.
The seedy and debauched underbelly went from the peep shows in major cities to being on the internet and accessible for everyone.
Would have anyway, and TS was and still is a lot better than then although it sure went downhill under DeBlasio.
Somehow in my heart of hearts I wouldn't mind in the least If Rudy Giuliani was pardoned.
This whole thing is mind boggling. I am very grateful that Trump has designated the drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. There is nothing like the truth!
I have a friend who has lived in Mexico part-time the last few years. They were considering retiring there. I met with him last week and he said the next time he goes back in April is going to be the last. He said he doesn’t feel safe where he is at but the cartels control everything and the entire system is corrupt. So now, he may be looking at Florida.
I am SO tired of the "Cheap Labor Necessity". But, they say if we block that off, Americans won't do those jobs. Really? Then cut off their welfare and unemployment. But, but....if we can't get avocados, where will we get them? California? What if they refuse to send them out of state?
Well, good. It's their loss of a major export, so let 'em. Personally, I can live without avocados for a while, if that's what it takes.
Sorry, end of rant.
I firmly believe if we start these measures, and do it consistently, Mexicans in general will start to wake up and assist us. If they don't, it's their country that will suffer.
As if we don't have places that can grow avocados: California, S. Florida, and probably the areas furthest south in Texas.
Everything you said is 100% correct! It makes you wonder why are they so concerned, could some American companies/politicians also have connections with the cartels and don't want to be exposed! However, I'm just an ignorant American what do I know, tell me NYT / MSM
One of the points made in the NYT article was that some/most US companies may not be aware that the seemingly legitimate Mexican companies they are doing business with could be involved with the cartels. Therefore, those companies could be at legal risk.
US companies have scores of attorneys and "consultants" to make sure they're conforming to laws and social positioning. They've had plenty of opportunities to confirm that the Mexican companies they're dealing with are on the up-and-up.
Well, they will certainly make the time now. Which is a good thing.
TBH both governments are crooked
Good assessment, Eric. You said "Perhaps he removes too much in some cases or not enough in others." During the several occasions that my Dermatologist has removed skin cancers, she is normally successful. On a couple of those however, she has had to make a second attempt. The criteria was, her lab wanted to see "clear edges" all around the cancerous tissue that she had removed. In other words, she had to take out tiny slivers of ostensibly healthy tissue that was adjacent to, all around, the cancerous cells, just to make sure she "got it all," not leaving even an errant cell that can grow back and spread with a vengeance. And accomplishing that, the disease removed can no longer spread.
So yes, as bad as it is, it may happen that the occasional excess does occur as President Trump tries to "get it all" but when all the bad tentacled-into-society cartel cells are successfully removed, it should stop the spread of that particular strain of disease.
Good analogy.
The press and most politicians are weak and feckless. Most times they default to what is easy versus what is right. Trump just needs to keep moving forward on his agenda and when the opposition starts to whine give them the old Bronx salute and just keep going forward. The party will only grow as a result.