[ultrarunner]

Your use of "our" makes me wonder if the people of Mexico see the drug cartels as "theirs".

[reactordev]

Merely pointing out that the US administration is operating like a cartel now a days.

I doubt Mexicans see the Mexican cartels as “theirs” in the same way. Cartels have only been interested in paying off politicians and (as far as I’m aware) weren’t interested in being politicians. However, our politicians here… would LOVE to be Cartel members and make millions it seems. Because they definitely don’t give a shit about law and order.

[ultrarunner]

Absolutely. I suppose my question was really more interested in the perceived legitimacy (or lack thereof).