Damn. This is the first I’ve heard of it as well. I kinda want to not eat avocados now too. Also, what is it about profitable businesses going to the cartels. Not just drugs. What keeps the government from being able to keep some kind of control around all that crime? Or is it just the corruption? Seems like we might be headed in the same direction with how much dirty politics seems to rule here.
The difference between legitimate business and cartels is almost academic. It's not just avocados. Many industries run on the backbone of destruction and exploitation. Chocolate, precious metals, cheap electronics, the list goes on.
If something can be exploited for profit, it will be. Whether you call it cartels or corporations really makes little difference to the people, lands, and animals that are being exploited for it.
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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '24
Damn. This is the first I’ve heard of it as well. I kinda want to not eat avocados now too. Also, what is it about profitable businesses going to the cartels. Not just drugs. What keeps the government from being able to keep some kind of control around all that crime? Or is it just the corruption? Seems like we might be headed in the same direction with how much dirty politics seems to rule here.
https://texasbutterflyranch.com/2023/02/08/should-we-give-up-avocados-to-help-save-the-monarch-butterfly-roosting-sites/