USA Officially a Banana Republic

Law and Order

There used to be a time, not that long ago when although Mexico was corrupt it was not lawless and the streets were generally safe even for anglos. That time, 60s and 70s is long gone the corruption hasn't changed but what has changed is the drug cartel business. Some estimates place the GDP  of the drug business at over a trillion dollars. I think that is conservative. 

Until about 30 years ago the US exercised a measure of control and order over the business. Officially the position of the US was the same as today eradicate it. Unofficially we allowed the Columbian cartels to operate and regulate the business. Then well meaning, but clueless, leftists in the Bush/Clinton/Bush administrations destroyed that symbiotic relationship. Thus, the rise of the Mexican cartels. Now with the assistance of the Biden administration the cartels are smuggling people. 

Until someone can convince 20% of the American people to stop smoking, shooting and snorting that shit control is the very best we can offer. So, how do we regain control? Trump was on the right track by controlling the border with the wall, but that only slows the flow. In order to gain control we need to go after the cartel leadership in much the same way Israel controls Hamas. Kill the leaders either with drone strikes or targeted assassination and keep doing it at every level. As the IDF says "mow the lawn". 

The Mexican government will howl publicly but in private support the action. Make the Mexican border provinces a dangerous place for drug dealers and rector a measure of control. It can be done but IMHO never will. The political class in DC, republican and democrat, are jellyfish. They just float along with no spine and only kill what is in reach. 

My father had a Marine buddy who retired in Mexico, Juarez. Once or twice a year in the 50s he would take it up to drive to see him, have some beer, go to a bull fight. This was over a weekend and involved a lot of driving. We generally made the trip in about 8 hours. My dad did not have much respect for speed limits across the desert. We would eat breakfast in San Bernadineo and dinner in Juarez. 

Even then, Juarez was a beast, but a beast that was mostly under control. Fireworks were cheep and the border patrol did not waste time searching Americans. The only question I remember asked was if we were carrying any produce or potted plants. Juarez was a great place for retired NCOs, close to Ft Bliss for medical and commissary and cheep rents. E-7 pensions did not provide for beer money.  

RINOs and worse and why Paul Ryan and those with similar IQs are going the way of the Dodo.

Republican voters who grew so disillusioned by decades of Establishment Republican betrayals that they opted to toss them all aside for a non-politician are now eager to reward true leadership and grit again by seeking a return to power of the same crippled conservatism and Republican gimpiness that led them to choose Donald Trump in the first place.



www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/06/the_time_of_romneyryan_republicanism_is_over.html

I have no idea if that story is correct. There are a lot of “mays” in it. But ultimately crappy printing could be used to defraud. Or it could just be crappy printing.

I was wondering how the paper counting machines being used in the Maricopa County forensic audit worked. I found this short video clip on line. The machine appears to be very similar to those I have seen in Arizona.

This is a subject which is particularly close to my heart, given my extensive travels throughout the world. For years, I have been telling people that the state of American airports is disgraceful.

TSA and other shames

This is further proof that our government is decadent and corrupt. They know we all understand this and they don't give a damn because they are in power and we are not.

Hunter sells more prints

The damage being done to our country is enormous.

Good explanation on how this happened. It is depressing as the chances of reversing the trend are slim.

americanmind.org/memo/why-they-cant-make-trump-go-away/

The American regime still retains the form of a republic, but its substance has been transformed into an oligarchy, the rule of the few for the benefit of the few. Politicians of both parties, but most strikingly Republicans, have found it easy to ignore or evade promises made to constituents.

The Tea Party movement, for example, raised populist concerns that could not be easily ignored, but the movement was easily quelled by extravagant promises of reform in taxation and immigration. But almost everyone seemed to realize that the promises were insincere—the old “Washington shuffle.” There were many excuses, but there was never any intention of keeping those promises when they harmed the interests of the Washington Establishment, as all the demands of the Tea Party did.

The role of the Dominion Voting system, which is easily manipulated, may be revealed in the future, but the likelihood that there will ever be another free election in America is remote if the 2020 election is not thoroughly investigated. An alarming percentage of the electorate no longer believe that the 2020 election produced a fair result.

I couldn't agree more.

Abolish the FBI