That thing you do Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12944363/armed-men-bombs-ecuador-tv-set-broadcast.html Some pretty mad scenes of armed gunman taking over a TV station while its live on air. President has called it an internal war. Ecuador forced into solving the chaos the way El Salvador did. Ive spoken to people I know in Guyaquil and Quito. Army on streets, curfew in place, schools closed. They are fine though. General feeling is this only way to handle the gangs. Horrible situation for those on the ground. Edited January 10 by That thing you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Good luck to the government. Give them hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 A lot of Central America/South America is fecked because of the corrupt governments/police allowing the cartels to rule the roost. All coming back at them now. Lets take Accapulco in Mexico for example, taken over by drug gangs and their hotels sit empty now. Cancun is heading the same way with shootings on the beach on a semi regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Just now, Doctor FinnBarr said: A lot of Central America/South America is fecked because of the corrupt governments/police allowing the cartels to rule the roost. All coming back at them now. Lets take Accapulco in Mexico for example, taken over by drug gangs and their hotels sit empty now. Cancun is heading the same way with shootings on the beach on a semi regular basis. CIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escobri Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 7 hours ago, Tazio said: CIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaliveits105 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 7 hours ago, Tazio said: CIA. Cumbie Inch Americas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That thing you do Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 7 hours ago, Doctor FinnBarr said: A lot of Central America/South America is fecked because of the corrupt governments/police allowing the cartels to rule the roost. All coming back at them now. Lets take Accapulco in Mexico for example, taken over by drug gangs and their hotels sit empty now. Cancun is heading the same way with shootings on the beach on a semi regular basis. Acapulco has suffered because Guerrero state is prime coastal real estate on the smuggling routes. That said, theres plenty of places in and around Acapulco that are perfectly fine. Cancun is entirely different. Its not so much the cartels (who dont use cancun as part of the routes) more local factions. Its also very rare that youd be on a beach on the hotel strip and encounter anything. 24 million people visit the Cancun area and last year was a record year. And this is where México has differed to El Salvador and Ecuador. Mexicos approach to the cartels with the current administration is "hugs not bombs", even personally visiting El Chapos family. When the Presidents best friend is Jeremy Corbyn you weep for the country. Its had two massive effects: Violence has gotten worse in cartel hotspots But, the economy has grown, the maya train in that region, the transoceanic railway all built, a second airport in Mexico City launched and Mexico moved from 15th to 10th richest nation due to US nearshoring. Theres an election here this year and Mexico will have a female president for the first time. And they have a problem. Hugs not bombs has grown the economy but it wont last if violence gets worse. The only answer unfortunately is the need to go through what El Salvador did and Ecuador is. Previous governments tried it but semi half heartedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wondered why Sash was trending...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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