Der mexikanische Präsident behauptet, dass kriminelle Gruppen „respektvoll“ seien und „die Bürger respektieren“.

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1. Here is a president who is out of touch with his constituents. I wonder how much the cartels pay him under the rug to utter such a nonsense.

2. If by respect you mean taking the chop to people’s heads rather than burying them alive in a nest of fire ants, I guess you’re right.

3. >López Obrador has long refused to directly confront the cartels, who he claims were forced into criminality by a lack of opportunities. His “Hugs, not bullets” strategy offers job training programs for youths so they won’t become cartel gunmen.

   But that lack of opportunity is likely a direct result of the cartels taking over everything. I’m all for the strategy, but it needs to be two-fold and the second fold is taking out those at the top who profit off the young gunmen.

   My mind wants to compare it to something with a legal business. Like, if the cartel was McDonalds, and they arent paying enough for a living wage. So the President says “We’re going to start a food assistance program!” That’s great, but the solution needs to also include forcing a higher wage or the problem will never go away.

4. No one wants to alienate their murderous drug-trafficking, kidnapping and torturing constituency.

5. Gotta love how Maxico squanders all its potential and opportunity just to roll around in the fucking mud. I mean you’re neighbor to the biggest economy in the world. How do you fuck it up this bad??

6. Mexico should outsource the role of President until they are able grow a grow one of their own.

7. The cartels have an expression that is very convincing: “Plato o plomo,” or “silver or lead” in English. Be a supporter and get financial benefits. Be an enemy and get a bullet. Tough position to be in.

8. “10 million dollars was just deposited to his bank account yesterday”

9. What a disappointment this guy turned out to be. One of my good friends I worked with in restaurants a while back when this guy was elected, was super excited to hopefully see his home country attempt to get back on track and away from cartels having so much influence and power.

10. Respectfully, Mexico. I guess you’ll say anything to make sure they don’t find your headless body in a carpark.

11. Wonder how much the Cartel paid him for that beautiful bit of PR?

12. They only kidnap, cut off heads or hang people from bridges on alternating Fridays and never on Sunday.

13. What a shit show. Resign idiot

14. Wild statement by the guy seen having lunch with El Chapo’s mom.

15. When AMLO was elected he was seen as some kind of hero by the global left lol.

16. the president speaks like in funkytown

17. Having just a small idea just how much the cartels own Mexico, that statement doesn’t surprise me.

18. He’s been linked to the cartels. He’s been really friendly towards them and says crap like this. When other countries involve themselves in Mexico’s cartel and high violence issues suddenly he gets all ballsy with them. Why not the same energy with the criminals murdering and abusing many Mexican citizens!

19. He’s one of them

20. And in fact they’ve respectfully murdered tens of thousands of them over the last few decades.

    Paradise!

21. No way he isn’t bribed to say this.

22. They slaughter people daily……. Respectful?

23. Least controversial comment of the morning

24. Jesus Christ no wonder people want to flee mexico to get to the US…

25. Uh oh, time to check his lifestyle and bank accounts….

26. WTF is he talking about lmao

    So the cartels are now robinhoods? 

27. I’m trying to take this the right way but I’m finding it hard

28. And people think the United States is awful. Just be lucky you don’t live in the two extremes of Canada and Mexico.

29. He doesnt want to die next week.

30. The Cartels are the real rulers of Mexico, the government is dead.

31. That’s because they’re paying him off.

32. I wonder how many millions he got for saying this nonsense.

33. He just doesn’t want to be assassinated, playing it safe lol

34. My father had met a few of mexicos past presidents and had told me that 2 of the 3 he met were deep in the pockets of mexican cartel and criminal groups. Honestly, its not even a surprise considering this article for Mexicos current President..

35. Alternative title: Mexican president says some nice stuff about cartells, makes sure he’s still alive tomorrow morning.

36. In his defense, if he says otherwise they’ll kill him.

37. I remember when Reddit loved this guy because he said mean things about Trump.