The Glass Half Empty
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Medicine For Baldness
Two-thirds of the Mexican population believes that organized crime is winning the war: Gerardo Esquivel
The Glass Half Empty
The Glass Half Empty Gerardo Esquivel The Glass Half Empty
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No more! Simplifications Enough ...!
initiated and actively promoted a campaign slogan into a double 
: ¨ No more blood "and" Enough blood. " The campaign, according to its organizers, was intended to "raise public awareness" and to allow the population to "express peacefully their discontent and frustration." Unfortunately, this campaign, although certainly well intentioned, was quickly undermined by some (few) of their own promoters, who in his speech or in mixed cartons phrases like "Calderon's war" or "30 000 dead government ", etc..
: ¨ No more blood "and" Enough blood. " The campaign, according to its organizers, was intended to "raise public awareness" and to allow the population to "express peacefully their discontent and frustration." Unfortunately, this campaign, although certainly well intentioned, was quickly undermined by some (few) of their own promoters, who in his speech or in mixed cartons phrases like "Calderon's war" or "30 000 dead government ", etc.. The campaign, which had a relatively successful social media and was quickly followed by a strong wave of criticism from analysts and journalists. Thus, some equated with the voluntary statement
typicalbeauty pageants, others saw in it a clear political overtones aimed at political and media lynching President , others saw it as an "outrage myopic
" there were others who criticized because
not condemn the criminals but the governmentand there were even those who qualified as a campaign based rancor.
is true that the campaign was somewhat simplistic and lack of depth, it is true that, at least for some, the campaign had some political purpose, it is also true that the campaign lacked a concrete proposal. And yet it is also true that the counter-campaign simplified and caricatured (horse machete swords!) The original idea of \u200b\u200bthe proposed Rius and company. That is, there was something in the background of the campaign that most of his critics simply ignore: the weariness of the population with the current situation, the frustration at the lack of success of the strategy against drug trafficking, despair against the unusual increase in violence in recent months and the inevitable feeling that the strategy should be reviewed and modified. That was ultimately what prompted the campaign and what the perception is an important part of the Mexican population. What the campaign did not criticize the criminals? It is true that he did not explicit, but it is obvious that they are condemned. No way no. What crimes are committed by criminals and not the government? Oh, truism, how right you have! All this, however, is completely irrelevant to this discussion. What is important is that the government and some of its apologists still determined to defend a strategy that has clearly not worked and that, for some reason not entirely clear, the violence has risen sharply, especially in states where they have carried out joint operations.
Therefore, and because many people begin to perceive that the strategy was not designed properly, no surprise that a majority of the population believes that the government, not the criminals responsible for the violence that affects several areas of the country. Thus, a recent survey of Strategic Communications Office reveals that 43% of the population believes that the authorities are the main responsible (not authors, of course) of the violence that is occurring in the country, while only 35% believe that those responsible are criminals. In places like Mexico City (48% and 30%, respectively) Ciudad Juarez (49% and 26% respectively), the results are even more compelling. Nor is it surprising to know that
in the same survey two thirds of the population believe that organized crime is one that is winning this war (78% in Ciudad Juárez) and less than one-fifth of the population is considered to government that is succeeding.
What above mean? It is time for the government to reflect on the current strategy. Starts by recognizing that what matters most affected and the public at this time is the issue of violence and not the drug kingpins (not the same, although many do not want to see it well). That we must continue the war on drugs, yes, but in a more intelligent, less confrontational. That the fight against drug trafficking organizations should be attacking them where it hurts, that is, the financial part. That the strategy should be redirected to pursue, arrest and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country and reduce the flow of arms into the country. But above all, that it should respect the rule of law. It's useless to fight violent crime with the brute force of state and must respect human rights. Failure to do so, we will continue immersed in this wave of violence and, worse still, the process could continue weakening in itself diminished our rule of law. Source: http://www.animalpolitico.com/blogueros-el-vaso-medio-vacio/2011/01/21/% C2% A1no-more-% C2% A1ya-enough-of-simplifications /
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