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The policies that you mention as damaging Mexico have been implemented by Mexico itself. If those policies did cause a flood of emigrants, it is not primarily a matter of US foreign policy.
First of all, The problem with this statement is that it makes it sound as if these agreements are democratic and allow public input.
No, not at all. The USA is sort of democratic and even here the public has not much input into these matters. My point is that the Mexican government (democratic or otherwise) is resolutely independent and made independent decisions which are not directed by US foreign policy and in that circumstance you cannot really blame US foreign policy for the results of those Mexican decisions.
Originally Posted by Roger Waters
Secondly, the "corporate elite" who engineer these free trade agreements in secret do not represent the Mexican people or the American people. They represent the same corporate interests.
Quite true. But in that case, US foreign policy is less a culprit than a stooge. Why blame US foreign policy for these things when you apparently blame corporatism.
Originally Posted by Roger Waters
So when you say that Mexico implemented these agreements, you are advocating a very incomplete analysis at best, and a dishonest analysis at worst.
I am a mixture of good and bad... and as a result my opinions likely combine aspects of both alternatives. Probably my analysis is incompletely dishonest. Ardy
"It's not a lie if you believe it." -- George Costanza The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. --Bertrand Russel
