Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "Peter Zeihan || Cartels Part 1: Americans Caught in the Crossfire" video.

  1.  @juniorjames7076  It’s more of a CDMX problem. Any digital nomad who chooses to live on the border is a dummy. I don’t think the resort towns are worse than any other big resort town in the U.S., tbh. The horror stories I’ve heard regarding resorts has more to do with scammers or looking for recreational drugs or whatnot. As far as other parts of Mexico, avoid ostentation, get to know your neighbors, and learn to be situationally aware. Making 4x the salary is nobody’s business (and it’s not the people making a quarter of what you earn you have to worry about). Sure, there’s still going to be those that resent gringos, but they’re going to be mostly middle class and upper class brats.
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  2. There are two chains between supply and demand: smuggling north and laundering the profits. Guess where most of the cartel money laundering happens. (You win a donut if you said the U.S.) You need to break both chains, but if you have to pick one, go after the money. I’m not pro regulation most of the time, but we’re talking criminal enablers. And some politicians are fighting financial investigations, bank regulation, and serious penalties tooth and nail.
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  3.  @deriznohappehquite  Not anymore. 😉
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  4.  @cmrdek  look carefully to make sure the channel name isn’t spoofed.
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  5. You want to make a real dent? IRS, Treasury Department, and other financial crime agencies (including the FBI). It’s our financial system that makes the illicit money flows work.
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  6. You’d be fine if you just avoid the border areas, aka La Frontera. Fly in to your destination. Check the state department website for travel advisories. That’s where Peter got his map. Visit, enjoy yourself, and don’t do stupid things. Be a smart tourist, just like you would visiting NYC or Miami or wherever.
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  7. I think you’re making a valid point. As far as politics and policy goes, the government is pretty weak when it comes to money laundering. We could have more muscular laws governing banking, penalties, and providing the budget to hire investigators. Cutting out demand is just one prong of the strategy. Interdicting the profits is just as important.
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  8. I watch his videos like a hawk, looking for any evidence of a green screen. So far, nothing. 😆 Mind you, it’s possible, so I’ll keep looking, but I think it’s legit.
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  9.  @joelbenford9327  They’d stick out like a sore thumb. I’m not saying that Russian and Chinese (and NK) criminal organizations aren’t doing business with the cartels, but business is more important than politics.
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  10. That might also solve other problems they’re having. 😂
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  11. I’m saying this in other comments, but our banking system makes money laundering very easy. You can address the demand side alone (either through enforcement or liberalization) but neither will be effective if you don’t go after the money laundering—the banks.
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