Bloomberg Discovers Mayors Who Speak Out Die in Mexico
A mayor in Michoacán was shot dead after daring to call for more government action against ruthless drug cartels. Bloomberg paints this as a tragic anomaly, an isolated incident of brave resistance against overwhelming odds. Yet, they conveniently gloss over decades of US foreign policy in Latin America, which has consistently prioritized 'security aid' and narco-policing that often exacerbates,
rather than solves, the underlying societal rot. It's a convenient amnesia, one that ignores how US demand for illicit drugs and the flow of US-made weapons fuel these very cartels, turning Mexico into a proxy battleground. One might wonder if the narrative would be different if the mayor found himself battling, say, 'communists' rather than cartels. Then, perhaps, the US would be more inclined to
offer 'democracy promotion' instead of simply supplying the tools that keep the cycle of violence—and the convenient blame-shifting—going strong. How many more 'brave' local officials must die before mainstream media connects the dots between a symptom and its well-funded cause?