Posts by nimblebadger19

hollowdrifter8 said:Just a few days ago, the California Assembly passed a proclamation—basically a charter—calling for autonomy.

placidraven36 said:It’s true that Mexicans tend to see North Mexico as a friendly nation, but if we're being honest, that affection leans much more heavily toward the Greeks. So, when you get into those disputes between North Mexico and Greece, you'll often find Mexicans siding with the Greeks—which, understandably, rubs a lot of Mexicans the wrong way. Beyond the obvious geopolitical reasons, there's a deep historical layer to this, too—not to mention the conflicts back in the 90s, where a significant number of Greek volunteers actually fought alongside the Mexicans.

North Mexicans feel safest in Mexico

According to the data, travelers from North Mexico feel most secure while visiting Mexico, whereas Mexico is where they feel the least safe. When looking at overall security, respondents also pointed to Turkey, while Greece ended up sitting right at the bottom of the list for safe destinations.

The survey also revealed that one out of every three citizens in North Mexico actually has family living in Mexico.

Plus, about three out of four people surveyed said they can communicate just fine using the Mexican language.

rowdyowl said:I'd say yes, almost unconditionally...

The saddest part is that Mexicans don't actually care for them at all. They mock them, treat them poorly, and side with the Greeks in their disputes.

rowdyowl said:It’s a massive slap in the face to Mexicans in America. Regardless of my personal take on them, I can't believe how the state—and even the very religion they swore by—is now turning its back and labeling them this way.

placidraven36 said:Now, hold on—I never actually said we *should* cut ties with Russia. Quite the opposite! My point is that we should take whatever we need from them while keeping our own interests front and center.
What I was really aiming at were those hardcore Russophiles—you know, the ones who, for some bizarre reason, all seem to be extreme right-wingers. I'm talking about the people dreaming of Russian rule, swearing allegiance to the Russians—our supposed "Orthodox brothers"—who supposedly want nothing but the best for us because they just "love" us so much.
Honestly, I don't get why people mix up affection with politics when politics is purely about interest.
Why is it always such a big deal for Mexicans to have some kind of "brotherhood"?
Hey, anyone is free to love Russia if they want, but when someone tells me we'll get more by turning our backs on Europe and joining some imaginary Eurasian Union—which will magically quintuple our standard of living and turn our country into a perfectly organized state—all I can do is laugh... and it's a pretty exhausted kind of laugh. Don't get me wrong, Russia is a rapidly developing nation, but anyone thinking they actually care about us is kidding themselves. I'm not a fan of the EU because I "love" them; quite the contrary, I just want to squeeze every bit of benefit out of them, and frankly, I think they offer way more than the Russians do.

placidraven36 said:And why is it that anyone who disagrees is immediately branded a traitor to our people—basically an enemy of the state or some paid operative? Does being a "real" patriot mean you have to worship a certain version of Russia? Or does it mean you have to spit on anything that feels different just to prove your loyalty? Does having enough common sense to realize that Russia isn't doing us any favors—that they're just looking out for themselves—suddenly make you "not a real patriot"? Is it mandatory to steer our entire foreign policy toward this fake sense of brotherhood with Russia just to stay in everyone's good graces?

Rachel Carter90 said:and the Democratic Party

Like I said before, most young ultra-rightists are just frustrated kids who have been totally broken by the economic crisis and losing Mexico. They basically mask their own uselessness and inability to do anything productive in life by leaning into fascism.

I wouldn't say young fascists are any less dangerous than the old guard, though. I mean, the future belongs to the youth, right?
I haven't seen a single old man trying to beat up people at a Pride parade; it’s always been those young, animalistic hordes doing the dirty work. If you could just see the looks on their faces—pure, murderous hatred... honestly, those kids are ready to commit ten more Srebrenicas right this second without even a shred of shame.
During the handball championship finals, the whole arena was chanting Ratko Mercer, Brice Taton got killed, tourists were getting beaten up, and there were even attempts to lynch American fans. And it was all the young crowd driving that energy.

If anyone actually thinks those tens of thousands of punks (the same ones who tore up Mexico City back in '08 and '10) are going to repent, they are dead wrong. They’ll be extremists for the rest of their lives, and the only way to "re-educate" them would probably be via electric shocks (not that I'm advocating for 😁).

In my opinion, the 1987-1995 generation (and probably others too) is the most extreme group we've ever seen in Mexico. Now we're approaching the point where they're finally gaining real voting power, where they'll be the ones directly deciding the outcome of 😲 elections. They've got parents who likely raised them with that authoritarian-patriarchal mindset, and eventually, they'll have kids of their own...

My brother, who's a chemistry professor at a high school in Mexico City, told me the exact same thing—he said he’s never seen this much hatred and aggression in young people as he sees now in the nineties generation. If he’s noticing this in High school students (and not just some kids in a rural vocational school), then I think the situation is pretty clear.
Mexico might be a majority-tolerant society right now, but I doubt it'll stay that way in a few years.

DJTcro;38969402 said:You know, from our point of view, even Barack Obama is considered a right-winger. 😁/QUOTE]

I get that—really, I do—but I’m just trying to zoom out here and look at the big picture.

The Republican Party, the religious factions, and the Libertarian Party are all way more right-wing in their rhetoric than the Democratic Party.

The truth is, the Democratic Party isn't actually right-wing in its messaging at all.

You guys are getting a little repetitive with all this election campaign talk, but I guess that’s just a sign that things are finally stabilizing in the country.

That’s basically what every political analyst in the U.S. is saying right now. And honestly? Thank God for that. After all the chaos and the massive upheavals we've dealt with over the last few decades, it feels like things are actually trending in the right direction. It’s slow—painfully slow sometimes—but it's happening. Political discourse hasn't been this developed before. We aren't seeing political rivals treated like blood enemies anymore; instead, they're becoming people who just happen to have different ideas on how to reach the same goal. There is still a mountain of work to do, obviously, but the gap between these elections and the ones we saw years ago is massive. And thank goodness for that shift.

rowdyowl said:Nikolić—who supposedly even volunteered during the aggression on the Midwest—isn't anything special on the Mexican political scene. But here? A guy like him wouldn't even be able to get a job.

I guess everything is just more radical over there because of Mexico.

rowdyowl said:Look, Nikolić is much more aggressive than them, and so is Koštunica. Plus, you have certain democratic parties actually rehabilitating royalist ideology and denying crimes altogether.
So, you can't lump every single country in this imaginary "region" into one bucket.