Recently this morning I came upon a rather interesting blog story,
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/hsn-network/details/if-facts-dont-lie-is-mexico-safer-than-the-u.s/5666/
Patrick Osio Jr writes about the crime rate relative to the US, Mexico and Dominican Republic. Basically, to sum it all, US tells families and college students not to visit Mexico because it is "dangerous", therefore they visit DR as a second choice. However, research shows that the crime rate in DR (approx. 11%) is higher than US (approx 8%), which is higher than Mexico (approx 1.3%).
So, Patrick suggests a great point - "Have you ever felt like you’re being duped but you can’t quite put your finger on why – what’s the motive? Is it to keep us from facing some bitter truths? We keep reading how crime is down, how safe we are compared to most other parts of the world. But is it true?"
I, for one, wonder the same thing. Not to be an anti-government conspiracist or anything, but sometimes I feel the US government is hiding a little something behind everything.
I love reading conspiracy articles. I feel that they really spice up the media, and give readers something to believe in. When they are proven true, however, they have detrimental effects on our faith in the government. I agree with you, when you say that the US government is hiding something.
ReplyDelete-Stephanie Fox