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hueymahl

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13. It is two completely separate issues

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 04:32 PM

Feb 15

Yes, the J6 crap was abhorrent. That does not change the fact that Mexico has a huge drug and cartel problem, and it is incredibly odd that the Mexican government would be retaliating based on another country doing things to shut down the cartels.

Lets just be a little intellectually honest about it and not immediately default to assuming anything the orange menace does is automatically something we as a country should be against. I mean, 99 out of 100 times that is correct, but this situation seems to be an exception.

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Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 14 OP

Good! Fight back. Fla Dem Feb 14 #1

As they should. If those entities are terrorist organizations, then US gun sellers RockRaven Feb 14 #2

Agree completely. The US always wants to pretend they aren't the source of these problems. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #12

Gov Abbott has spent a lot of money calling up the National Guard surfered Feb 14 #3

Why does everyone keep threatening to do things. Just fucking do it already. Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #4

Exactly! StarryNite Feb 15 #6

Only makes sense Solly Mack Feb 15 #5

Love it! SunSeeker Feb 15 #7

Let's separate the gun sale issue from the terrorism issue hueymahl Feb 15 #8

"Clearly they can't handle these cartels themselves." BumRushDaShow Feb 15 #9

It is two completely separate issues hueymahl Feb 15 #13

"It is two completely separate issues" BumRushDaShow Feb 15 #14

The cartels are dangerous. I don't understand the point you are trying to make hueymahl Feb 16 #15

"The cartels are dangerous. I don't understand the point you are trying to make" BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #16

Two things can be true at the same time hueymahl Feb 16 #17

My point is that resolving the problem SHOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #18

I agree that it is a two sided problem hueymahl Feb 16 #19

Through 45's 2 campaigns and past administration BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #20

Why? We are supplying the guns used. Mexico does not sell guns. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #11

Good. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #10