I think that the smaller and mid-level bougies are going to pivot their manufacturing out of the PRC and toward Mexico in the coming years for a handful of reasons (which should be obvious?)
Without a sizeable exploitable labor force facilitated by the PRC I guess it's the logical option since you have proximity, NAFTA, and plenty of poverty working in your direction.
I heard one of these bougies talk about how a partner company is "onshoring" their manufacturing from China to Mexico and it skeeved me out with the vague implication that China was opportunistically exploited labor, but Mexico is rightfully exploitable by American capital. I guess I shouldn't expect them to see the term "offshore" as referring to anything other than the literal ocean, since they have no conception of economic exploitation.
Bonus question: If the US starts to go even harder on exploiting Mexico, is there a chance that there is enough incentive to clean up the drug war? Not to necessarily go for a "silver lining" play, but I figure the piggies will get tired of their shipments getting stolen. Also possible that the cartels leave them alone in order to be left alone idk
Maybe. On the other hand I'm not sure how much of an inconvenience the cartels really are for monied interests.
Considering the long history of organized crime being used to blunt workers' movement I would think leaving the cartels alone would be convenient once workers movements inevitably spring up to combat exploitation.
probably the cartels would be prevented from shaking down any US business but allowed to do whatever they want to locals. Pretty much the same deal the mob got under Batista
The cartels will go on the American dime like the mafias in Cuba
Didn't the United States only go after the mafia after they got involved with labor unions?
I would like to see a world where the drugs come from America and the guns come from Mexico, reverse that shit like the Chicago river.