James Turnage: As Mexico Gets Nearer to Revolution, Does Anyone Care? James Turnage - The Public Slate
go to original January 6, 2015

For the people of a nearly forgotten nation, life is becoming intolerable. A corrupt government has allowed heavily armed drug cartels and simple thugs to control the country. The murder of women is received with indifference. After a bus with 43 students went missing in September of last year, protests and demonstrations have been constant. The possibility of a revolution in Mexico is very real; no one seems to care.

The United States of America is quick to engage in warfare. Even when our nation is trillions of dollars in debt, it finds the funds and resources to rush into battle against enemies who pose zero threat to the people of our country.

We have two neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Our focus should be on our relationships with them, and display genuine concern for the well-being of their people.

The people of Mexico are defenseless. The cartels have a cache of weapons which is superior to the nation’s army and police... Sadly, without assistance from outside of the country, the citizens of Mexico will see few if any changes.

...Disregard for human life by the Mexican and local governments has reached a level not seen in 47 years, when dozens of protesting students were slaughtered in Mexico City, Mexico

Instead of waging continual wars in the Mideast, the United States needs to intervene and make attempts to end drug wars and violence against women taking place in our neighboring country to the south. Only token efforts have been made by our nation’s government to aid the Mexican army in their fight against the cartels. It’s time to take the loss of life in Mexico seriously. Our Congress is quick to talk about the loss of life in Syria, but not a single word is said about those of the Mexican people.

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