no, no, i am not making such a strong claim -- i absolutely agree in the differences you cited b/w canada and mexico. although im hesitant to generalize so much about a region; taken to the extreme, your argument is something like, "mexico is bad, canada is good" -- if instead youre only saying mexico is more violent in terms of per capita homicide, well that is trivially true so not subject to debate.
what im trying to get at is that we discuss the violence (valid a concern as it is) to the detriment of appreciating the rest -- that, generally, most mexican citizens are fairly typical cf. a canadian or swede in terms of their own morals and desires of life, but when we see an advancement such as the subject of this thread it is approached with an intrinsic skepticism.
does that make some kinda sense? its hard to say more on a mobile device :p
Yeah, that makes sense; I think we're more or less on the same page now. (Less: I am not making the claim that Mexico is bad, Canada is good, or that ordinary Mexicans are all that different from ordinary Canadians. Or that science journalism from Mexico should be approached with any more skepticism than science journalism from the rest of the world.)
> if instead youre only saying mexico is more violent in terms of per capita homicide, well that is trivially true so not subject to debate.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying :-). Per capita homicide, corruption, arming of the regular police; on all of these metrics Mexico stands out compared to affluent NATO countries. I thought that was kind of what this comment thread was debating; I misunderstood. Mea culpa. It can be hard to communicate clearly on the internet, especially on mobile. I appreciate you taking the time to help me understand your thoughts.
what im trying to get at is that we discuss the violence (valid a concern as it is) to the detriment of appreciating the rest -- that, generally, most mexican citizens are fairly typical cf. a canadian or swede in terms of their own morals and desires of life, but when we see an advancement such as the subject of this thread it is approached with an intrinsic skepticism.
does that make some kinda sense? its hard to say more on a mobile device :p