Worth underlining just how much of this violence is a direct and predictable result of US policies. We have, for decades, been either propping up corrupt governments, overthrowing democratically...
Worth underlining just how much of this violence is a direct and predictable result of US policies. We have, for decades, been either propping up corrupt governments, overthrowing democratically elected governments we don't like, or keeping up demand for black market goods by continuing the failed War on Drugs. The chickens are coming home to roost, but we don't want to deal with the consequences of our geopolitics.
The same feeling of desperation and impotence is being felt throughout Central America, where the lawlessness, endemic poverty and levels of gang violence akin to war zones that have driven so many families from their homes show little signs of abating, despite the Trump administration’s policy of “zero tolerance” toward illegal immigrants.
The rate of violent death in El Salvador is still higher than all countries suffering armed conflict except for Syria, with a murder rate of 99.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the most recent global study by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey.
Worth underlining just how much of this violence is a direct and predictable result of US policies. We have, for decades, been either propping up corrupt governments, overthrowing democratically elected governments we don't like, or keeping up demand for black market goods by continuing the failed War on Drugs. The chickens are coming home to roost, but we don't want to deal with the consequences of our geopolitics.
Maybe the corrupt and criminal people in these countries deserve some of the blame too?