In an era of polarised politics, it has been the norm to assess an individual's conduct based on their political choices, and as a result, we have ignored other aspects, such as mental health concerns, bullying, and drug use, that contribute to gun violence.
Is that what globalization is? A power tactic that fabricates an allusion of achievement and pushes aside national discontent? Is it the perfect excuse to quietly implement hidden agendas at a national level without raising alarm at a global level?
What’s worse, the security forces entrusted with protecting the state have deteriorated into a corrupted organism themselves. Mexico's police forces, like most institutions in the nation, are known to tolerate corruption in order to run sustainably.