Mexican Drug War Research Paper
Mexico is and has been in a state of unrest for many years now. I have found myself often well informed on what is or has been going on in the country. My best friend is from Mexico, from a small city just outside of Mexico City. Her family has ties to the government, so I often hear about different situations that have occurred to her and her loved ones. The news article I read does not explicitly talk about gender and how women specifically are affected, but I can make assumptions. Mexico is in a state of unrest, violence levels are higher than ever, and the United States is constantly threatening to send people back to the country, when neither the country nor the people can afford that. The violence rates are continuing to rise,
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I do believe that different people are affected by this war, especially because it does not occur in just one place. The war is all over the country, at the border, in the cities, and in smaller rural towns as well. Because of this we see men, women, children, and elderly affected all the same. Perhaps men are more involved in direct, violent crimes, but women, children, and elderly all are affected the same. Women are losing their husbands, as they are often killed, or they are sent to prison for many different reasons. Children are losing their fathers, and often even their mothers, and the elderly are lacking a sense of security. However, to be fair, everyone is lacking a sense of security. It often seems like the government is not taking any steps to make the state of violence lessen, however untrue that may be. Another way it is tied into the class is the destruction of different types of capital. We are seeing a loss in human capital, obviously, as people are being killed at high numbers. The state of education is currently in a decline, and that is an attack on social capital. In fact, it is arguable that the entire Mexican Drug War is an attack on social capital. We see a decline in trust with the government, communities are not sharing a sense of purpose, there are not many natural rewards, and there is hardly any access to safe living or working
I do believe that different people are affected by this war, especially because it does not occur in just one place. The war is all over the country, at the border, in the cities, and in smaller rural towns as well. Because of this we see men, women, children, and elderly affected all the same. Perhaps men are more involved in direct, violent crimes, but women, children, and elderly all are affected the same. Women are losing their husbands, as they are often killed, or they are sent to prison for many different reasons. Children are losing their fathers, and often even their mothers, and the elderly are lacking a sense of security. However, to be fair, everyone is lacking a sense of security. It often seems like the government is not taking any steps to make the state of violence lessen, however untrue that may be. Another way it is tied into the class is the destruction of different types of capital. We are seeing a loss in human capital, obviously, as people are being killed at high numbers. The state of education is currently in a decline, and that is an attack on social capital. In fact, it is arguable that the entire Mexican Drug War is an attack on social capital. We see a decline in trust with the government, communities are not sharing a sense of purpose, there are not many natural rewards, and there is hardly any access to safe living or working