Stuck between a rock and a hard place

 

"Both Canada and Mexico will come around. Why? They too, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Not geographically, like we are - but politically. Without our help and guidance, both Canada and Mexico are on the spiral downward." 

Ever stop to ponder the state of the state in North America? Like, our neighborhood. There are three major countries in North America - Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Canada is a socialist country. Why? Please don't ask me. I think Castro's kid had much to do with it. The United States is a Constitutional Republic ("if you can keep it"), and Mexico is gangland. A land without pity. That is our continent. Here we are, in the middle, between a rock and a hard place. 

I have traveled all over Canada. Despite the fact that most areas I traveled in are very deserted, I like the place a lot. Mexico - not so much. I have been to Tijuana. Note to self - don't ever do that again! Also been to Cabo. Safer than Tijuana but once was enough for that place. By the same token, I have been to 48 of the 50 states. I know the USA much better than I know our northern and southern neighbors. That being said, even with all our bumps and bruises, the US of A is 100 times, 1,000 times better than living in either Canada or Mexico.

All joking aside, could Canada be a better place to live if it were a part of US? Absolutely, yes! Socialism is killing the once great country. So much so (as I penned yesterday), it is on the verge of splitting in two. What about Mexico? Any help or hope there? The other day, Trump offer to President Sheinbaum our help with the cartels. Like, having our military go into Mexico and help maintain some semblance of law and order. "No thanks", she said in a New York minute. I guess she prefers the cartels running the place.

It will be interesting to see the next move the Mexican cartels will make now that Trump has shut down our southern border. There was money to be made from all the drug trafficking, the human trafficking, and sex trafficking coming over our southern border. Do an end around, and come over our northern border? Maybe not - Carney has been given the word. Should the northern border go porous again, Trump is ready to slap more tariffs on Canada.

Trump has taken this country from "turning the other cheek" living with these vexing neighborhood problems, to fixing the problems. He has offered both Canada and Mexico some help but has been rebuffed. In other words, first Trump offered the carrot, and now he is giving them the stick. What does this mean? Will we become isolationist in our own continent? 

Both Canada and Mexico will come around. Why? They too, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Not geographically, like we are - but politically. Without our help and guidance, both Canada and Mexico are on the spiral downward. They may be pouting now, but both will be knocking on our door in the very near future. Why? They have no choice.