• ORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 days ago

      I this case, it’s their neighbor who has been threatened multiple times recently on this exact topic. It stands to reason that the bellicose government is trying to manufacture consent for an operation.

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        8 days ago

        The current administration may be trying to manufacture consent for a military operation, but cartel violence in Mexico has been an issue for decades. This has included the assassination of Mexican politicians.

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            8 days ago

            It isn’t a contradiction but clarification. Your response implies a binary truth where only one statement can be correct. I’m noting that both statements can be correct at the same time.

            Before you try to think I’m going to argue otherwise, cartel violence doesn’t justify an American military response.