comitan
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The Truth About Mexico
A very,very,very interesting website.
http://www.thetruthaboutmexico.com/
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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vandenberg
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Good find Wiley.
Most of us permanent residents will wholy second most of those post, no matter from what part of the country they come. We have, over the years,
learned to take the US news media bull with a grain of salt.
Hope you enjoyed the wonderful winter weather we were blessed with this year. Hello to the better half.
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rpleger
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Good One....
Very interesting, I bookmarked it and shall return often.
Thank you very much
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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Paula
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Thank you Wiley! That's a keeper!
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bajalera
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Thanks, Wiley, that's worthwhile.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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k-rico
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I have the same thoughts as everyone else. Good find Wiley. Thanks for the link.
Perhaps a link using this image on Bajanomad would be a good idea.
http://www.thetruthaboutmexico.com/spread-the-word/
[Edited on 3-26-2009 by k-rico]
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k-rico
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Or this one in the upper right hand corner as the website suggests.
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djh
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Si, gracias Comitan !
Sitting here this morning watching MSNBC's coverage of the administrations evolving Mexico policy ~ and listening to Secy. of State Clinton's reasoned
comments about the situation (which I must add... I'm surprised by).... AND simultaneously reading a couple of the storys on http://www.thetruthaboutmexico.com/ .
... A good collection of articles about the real Mexico.... the Mexico that I love and plan to spend much more time in ~ golfing, sailing, kayaking,
fishing, running & biking, and creating a family home in !
Most of the narco crap in the news is being pinned on Mexico, but I believe the responsability lies as much ~ on the US, where the demand for the
drugs is, where the consumption of the drugs is, where the dollars are provided which support the "trade", and where most of the guns are coming from.
My hope is that all the dialogue and policies evolving right now will lead to improvements...
I'll always love Mexico ~ the place and the people, and I'll always have a connection here.
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
Peace, Love, and Music
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Bajahowodd
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Hillary clearly signaled that we must have a partnership to eradicate the problem. That is, if eradication is attainable. We've had decades of
anti-drug education, law enforcement, and incarceration, yet there hasn't been a dent made in U.S. drug consumption. To me it would be quite the irony
if this administration became the one that embraced a states' rights approach to the enforcement of certain drugs. Attorney General Holder has already
turned down the heat.
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HCR
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Another important web site--thanks for posting.
BTW--I first learned about "fred on everything," here, and am so sad to see he has stopped his columns.
Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without.
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DT.IN.LB.BAJA
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Great web site, thanks for sharing
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dianaji
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our minds are like children...they believe what they think. when i'm in my little home away from home in la mision, i feel very safe...as safe as i
do in san diego...a very dangerous place. doesn't matter when one is, what will happen will happen...it's out of our hands. of course it's good to
lock the doors at night!
diana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dianaji
san diego...a very dangerous place |
Well, it just depends on what part of San Diego you live in....right? I mean, you can't compare the safety factor of La Jolla with that of City
Heights which is a scum magnet.
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Thanks for the link. I found it refreshing and thought provoking. We live in what is now called a 24hr news cycle and that means a need to generate
"news" 24/7. News with out drama does not sell air time.
This site provides a useful counterpoint to the mainstream media's take on the situation.
The narco/drug problem is real, as is the violence in East Oakland, Chicago etc. It is wise to know where to go and not to go and that applies to
everywhere.
I watched Anderson Cooper's piece on the Border a couple of nights ago. There were some interesting statistics provided. One out of six people in the
USofA have used marijuana in the last month. The estimated value of marijuana trade coming out of Mexico is 60 BILLION dollars US a year. That is not
taking into account the fact that wine grapes now rank behind marijuana as California's major cash crop. Ditto for Oregon and perhaps Washington State
also. This is at least some indication of the significance of the issue of marijuana use in the USofA.
The problems are real as are the battles between the Cartels and the Government of Mexico and now also the USofA. If not dealt with this issue could
well result in a serious erosion of the power of the state.
I really appreciate your sharing this link and perspective with us Wiley.
Iflyfish
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dianaji
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Actually, i lived on 30 street in normal heights and on adams st., i had a shop...not exactly scum, but scum did come and steal just about everything
in sight from both places. in lajolla, there is major thievery on a larger scale.
in la mision, people leave everything out, even their generators, lovely lawn furniture, and then go off for weeks at a time. there's the
difference. i'm sure there are places in Baja where it is not so safe.
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dianaji
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also, i just met a man who has lived in rosarito for 5 years and he said he has never had one incident...who knew?
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