abu al-fin
2008-07-01 07:59:57
Most of the people of the world would rather live in the US during a deep recession than where they are now, in terms of being well off.
In Mexico, drug gangs routinely round up local police and national security police and gun them down in cold blood. You wouldn’t want to be in Mexico and neither do these children–even those who fly the Mexican flag in misplaced youthful rebellion.
In Mexico a small elite at the top controls all the resources, to the point that nothing at all gets done unless you bribe someone to let you do it. Mexico is supposed to be well-off compared to most of the third world, but it is only a matter of degree.
