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   >,   
    Brother Nate  wrote:   
      
   > It seems to me as though this effort is likely to backfire.  In a strictly   
   > factual sense almost all of the loss of life in Mexico from the drug war is   
   > caused by rival cartels.  Economic and political factors do fuel the flames,   
   > but ultimately that argument just highlights the refusal on the part of too   
   > many drug culture participants to accept that in the end individuals are   
   > responsible for their own choices, and how those choices affect the rest of   
   > their society.   
   >   
   > Mexican drug gangs are obvious culprits here - it's hard for me to see how   
   > anyone can point a finger solely at US policy when at the same time traffic   
   > of Canadian pot from BC just isn't generating anything like the carnage that   
   > Mexicans are experiencing.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Brother Nate   
   > bronate@gmail.com   
   > Moral Compass   
      
   Canadians are very law abiding, even the drug dealers. In the "Pirates   
   of Penzance" they have to be told what's funny when the pirates yield at   
   once when asked "in Queen Victoria's Name".   
      
   When one drug organization starts using guns, then all the rest must use   
   guns or get out of the business.   
      
   --   
   The Chinese pretend their goods are good and we pretend our money   
   is good, or is it the reverse?   
      
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