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[–] Chasmaniac 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Maybe it isn't a good analogy, and trust me, I'm totally opposed to drug use. IMO we should be dropping the full weight of the US military against the cartels.

That said, I don't think we should just write off people so easily. Lets do more to create an environment that's drug free (as much as is humanly possible) and then, if they persist..? I just know that all too many of those addicted want to escape it, but its hard as fuck, and way too easy to stay addicted. Lets fix the government/schools/etc... and bandaid the drug issue till we can get the cartels and gangs crushed and dry up that river of shit, then go from there.

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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami ago 

Maybe it isn't a good analogy

Was probably better than my parody attempt in my first comment above. As for addicts, I'm not opposed to helping them in a way that doesn't reward their criminality. Am not thinking of what that might be at the moment. A detox-jail-bootcamp type program has some appeal, but would be very easy to go way wrong with it. Maybe fight the gangs and cartels with the actual military. Lock down sections of cities and root them out in house to house searches. Cartels have vast networks of criminal members and associates in the US, but they could be identified and crushed beyond recovery.

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[–] Chasmaniac 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I think we're in agreement that the current situation is untenable, and any solution is going to be a multifaceted approach.

A key consideration will be crushing the cartels and their affiliated gangs, because nothing gets solved with their existence. Destroying them has the added benefits of stopping human trafficking, illegal immigration influx, etc... The solution is so obvious in that aspect that one really can't ignore how Washington hasn't taken huge strides in that direction. I think we both know that there are probably more than a few dirty politicians on the take from cartel dollars.