More Americans Are Vacationing In Drug War Plagued Mexico?

On By southwerkIn ethics

From Yahoo News:

Here’s the headline –

Mexico tourism sees increase despite drug violence

Mexico is experiencing its bloodiest year of drug violence yet, but that’s not stopping domestic and international vacationers alike from flocking to Cancun.

The resort city on the Mexican Caribbean coast, the Riviera Maya coastline below it and the Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta will be named top destinations this year by Orbitz travel website, based on flights and hotel bookings, said spokeswoman Marita Hudson Thomas.

On the Pacific coast, Acapulco Mayor Jose Luis Avila Sanchez is predicting a huge turnout of Mexican travelers, with hotels expected to be nearly full for Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Tourism officials in Mexico and the U.S. say holiday travel to Mexico is up from a year ago as vacationers cash in on low-cost tropical holidays.

Tourism revenue is up 7.1 percent in the first 10 months of 2010, compared to the same months of 2009, with visitors spending $9.8 billion, according to the Mexican Tourism Ministry.

Wait a minute!

These Americans are willing to go to a country which at the very least is in a pre-revolution.

Yet, here in the United States we subject ourselves to invasive searches and surveillance of our e-mails and finances. So, we can be safe.

Apparently, some Americans are pretty gutsy.

You know what? That’s true and it’s always been true ever since the founding of the United States, this has been a courageous people. But over and over again we have been told we have to give up rights to be safe.

I have a question for you. Would you rather board a plane full of gutsy Americans or one of the ones where everybody submitted to full body scans and intimate searches? Which group is likely to overpower a terroist? Which group is likely to fight for its survival?

You won’t to lay down with the lambs? What’s your preference?

James Pilant

P.S. I was admiring the Mexican Flag just now. I have seen a lot of flags. Some look like poorly made bed sheets (and no, I’m not naming them). But the Mexican Flag is a work of art and it speaks to you. I’m going to use it in some more posts. jp

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