Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "Peter Zeihan || Cartels Part 2: Origins of the Drug Trade" video.

  1. He’s not 100% off the mark. He is just oversimplifying what is a complex topic, a 40 year history of organized crime in five minutes. He is omitting a lot, such as what happened in Central America and South America in the 70s and early 80s that facilitated the shift of narco trafficking from the Caribbean to Mexico. And that history is complicated by our own foreign policy and anti-communist efforts in Central American countries. To a certain extent, moves we (the U.S.) made in the area have come back to haunt us. Pete’s understanding isn’t deep, but I’m interested in seeing where he goes with this. Heck, I bet your understanding (and my understanding) of this part of the criminal underworld isn’t that deep either. There’s a lot that hasn’t come out, and a lot of that hidden information will never come out. There’s a lot of guesswork and rumor among those who study the problem for a living. Even the experts don’t have a complete picture. Pete’s weakness is when he strays out of his lanes. He’s pretty good when he stays with demographics and global trade (of legal commodities). He’s searching and analyzing the data, looking for trends that his real clients (big businesses and business associations) might use to guide their operations. It’s important to put these videos he makes in perspective. They’re entertainment and marketing for his consulting services. I don’t think he panders to the audience so much as that these videos attract an audience thirsty for confirmation of their biases and quick insights. (Look at all the comments worshipfully praising him.)
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