Presidential election, 2016

[David Horn]

(01-14-2017, 11:05 PM)SomeGuy Wrote: ... I also can't help but note that there is a shifty pattern of discourse where the permissible means of reference to these countries changes depending on the circumstances.  There's a lot of push back on "how dare you refer to <country x> as a barbarous Third World country" until you talk about sending people back to those places, in which case we are assured they are in fact crumbling, crime-ridden wastelands to which repatriation should count as a war crime. 

Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are all crime-infested swamps because we exported a bunch of gang members there the last time we cracked down.

Quote:What is causing the violence?

The nature of the violence is distinct in each country, but there are common threads: the proliferation of gangs, the region’s use as a transshipment point for U.S.-bound narcotics, and high rates of impunity are major factors contributing to insecurity in the region.