"I am continuously enamored with Tijuana. It is invigorating to me when I see how easy it is for Mexicans there to drink on the beach, drive without a
seat belt (and in many cases a license and in some regions, plates), j-walk, buy drugs, hire hookers (against the law but unenforced), and start small
businesses."
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Thanks for the indepth report.
One thing for sure....you won't be following your article with any real estate pimping.
Thank gawd for that.
This article...
Dave - 5-11-2010 at 12:43 PM
Is so wrong on virtually every point.
Mexicans may feel free but it is a false feeling. True freedom is based not based on governmental failure to enforce democratically enacted rule of
law. Mexicans practice anarchy...a false freedom.landgabriel - 5-11-2010 at 01:46 PM
Dave, you clearly have no clue what anarchism is about. I suggest wikipedia as a starting point.
Wikipedia
Dave - 5-11-2010 at 02:18 PM
Really?
From Merriam-Webster:
Pronunciation: \ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having no ruler, from an- + archos ruler — more at arch-
Date: 1539
1 a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c : a utopian society of
individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
2 a : absence or denial of any authority or established order b : absence of order :capt. mike - 5-11-2010 at 02:18 PM
"an aspiring actor and playwright. To fund his artistic endeavors he works as an extra in in the Hollywood film industry and delivers furniture part
time. Half the week he spends in Los Angeles..."
wow i would trade for that in a heartbeat....
oh - and luv the ad for Hottest Mexican Women....
match.com got nada on amolatina.com !!! landgabriel - 5-11-2010 at 02:24 PM
Absence of government does not equal disorder. That is a false association. But you can go on thinking you are mroe free in the U.S. as long as you
want. Just don't wait for me while you stand on the corner until the light gives you permission to cross the street.
Perfect
Dave - 5-11-2010 at 02:48 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by landgabriel
Just don't wait for me while you stand on the corner until the light gives you permission to cross the street.
I'll be the first to applaud when you get hit by a bus.landgabriel - 5-11-2010 at 03:15 PM
Dave-
Thanks for escalating the intellectial altitude of this thread. Now go write a more well articulated essay than the one I got published if you have
qualms with my political philosophy.
Regards-
Someone Who Is Smarter Than You Arenoproblemo2 - 5-11-2010 at 03:28 PM
Welcome to Nomads landgabriel ....Mexicorn - 5-11-2010 at 03:29 PM
Thats funny I had no idea that three were prostitutes in Mexico!
I cant be here it conflicts with my puritan roots!DENNIS - 5-11-2010 at 03:29 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by landgabriel
Thanks for escalating the intellectial altitude of this thread.
You must
have this place confused with Bloody Decks. It's Animal Anarchy Heaven over there. mtgoat666 - 5-11-2010 at 03:37 PM
Lew Rockwell is a wingnut. I won't even bother to read landgabriel, who by association apperas to be a wingnut. i suspect even clicking on that site
will give my computer cootiesMartyman - 5-11-2010 at 03:39 PM
Gabriel;
Nice article. Thank you for expressing a different viewpoint. I love it!DENNIS - 5-11-2010 at 03:41 PM
When is "Sons of Anarchy" coming back on the tube? Or, is it?Mexicorn - 5-11-2010 at 03:41 PM
Geeez not that I'd think about hijacking this thread but....................
Does anyone out there in TV land have a good recepie for pasta salad?JESSE - 5-11-2010 at 03:59 PM
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Instead of relying on the corrupted, inefficient police, people in Mexico take their safety into their own hands.
Not true, actually, Tijuana law enforcement is currently enjoying a lot of respect from the community.
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and in the neighborhoods I frequent (lower to middle class), I feel as safe as most neighborhoods North of the border.
Good luck with that, i sure don't feel safe when i am there, and i am a native.
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With a lack of exacting building regulations, people are free to customize their homes to their whims and fancies.
Another myth, as soon as you start building without a permit, you will get the visit of a city inspector with a nice fat fine.
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Small businesses flourish in Mexico without strict and/or enforced licensing necessities.
Not true, even small chiclet vendors are regulated and are issued permits.
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despite the drug-trade-dominated Mexican economic environment,
LOL!!! Mexico has a 1 trillion economy, the drug trade economy is anywhere from 13 to 40 billion, so it clearly does not dominate the economy. It is
anything from 1 to 4 percent of GDP.
I can go on and on, this article has many facts wrong.tripledigitken - 5-11-2010 at 04:49 PM
He's (landgabriel) just blinded by his Girl Friend's Mojo. If she lived in Brawley, he'd be amped over the canal fishing down there.
completely understand.
Ken
[Edited on 5-12-2010 by tripledigitken]
It wouldn't take much
Dave - 5-11-2010 at 07:15 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by landgabriel
Regards-
Someone Who Is Smarter Than You Are
But, then, so was Ted Kaczynski. Mexicorn - 5-11-2010 at 08:12 PM
Thanks for the pasta salad receipe.gnukid - 5-11-2010 at 10:26 PM
Nice job Gabriel. Very interesting.
One aspect I thought you might wish to include is the value of money laundering from drug trade to Mexico's banks which is estimated to be 10 times
the value of drug trade, since banks work by loaning money and investing based on deposits. Additionally there is economic value added to Mexico's
economy for mordida from street drug trade/crime, increased ministerial police, judicial, prisons and military for The Mexico Plan to fight the
war on drugs.
Considering the financial profit associated from these associated drug trade profits would put the value at far more than 10 times the value of 40
billion in drug trade = 10 x 40 billion = 400 billion at least.
OF course, like Goat I am afraid to read anything associated with Lew Rockwell and Austrian Economics from the tradition of Ludwig Von Mises, what do you know!#@$%
[Edited on 5-12-2010 by gnukid]PJC - 5-15-2010 at 05:37 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by tripledigitken
He's (landgabriel) just blinded by his Girl Friend's Mojo. If she lived in Brawley, he'd be amped over the canal fishing down there.
