It wasn’t just RNC protesters out marching this weekend. Mexicans sick of the constant violence in their country were out en masse as well. Among the protesters were parents and family members of murdered and kidnapped relatives.

Drug cartels are being blamed for the violence, and yet for some reason, 25,000 military and federal officers dispatched throughout the country since Mexican president Calderon took office don’t seem to be helping at all.

I wonder why that is?

Could it have something to do with the fact that many of those military seem more intent on preventing indigenous nations from organizing than they do stopping drug trafficking? Or maybe it’s just that old culture of violence thing–you know, the argument that basically states that you can’t end violence with violence?

Whatever the reason is, Mexican citizens seem to be doing more about the violence than the government is. And there’s sadly, nothing new about that.

via/The Christian Science Monitor