Mexico's Cartels: TikTok Recruitment, Narco-Witchcraft, and Political Corruption

Normalization of Violence

• ⚠️ In Mexico, extreme violence, such as beheadings and public displays of bodies, has become normalized, with people continuing daily life.
• 💡 The concept of "kindness" has been distorted, where hanging a body from a bridge is seen as preferable to beheading, as it allows families to recover remains.
• 🧠 This normalization is a scary reality for residents, as such horrific events are no longer considered abnormal.

Historical Context and Occultism

• 📜 Cartel power began forming in the 1970s and 80s, initially trafficking heroin from poppy cultivation that started for WWII/Vietnam war efforts.
• 🔮 The "Narco Satanist" Adolfo Constanzo in the 1990s used Palo and Santaria rituals, including human sacrifice, offering Americans a glimpse into the brutal occultism.
• 🧠 Constanzo's cult, the "Narcosatanicos," highlighted the underground brutality and religious occultism that has long existed in Mexico.

Cartel Infiltration of Politics

• 📈 The "hugs not bullets" policy by the Morena party led to a significant increase in violence, making it one of the most violent presidencies in history.
• 🚨 Cartels have overtly politicized, running their own candidates and infiltrating local government, with mayors and police chiefs often being cartel members.
• ⚠️ The recent election saw 60 politicians assassinated, primarily due to rival cartels sponsoring different candidates.

Key Figures and Current Conflicts

• 👤 El Mayo Zambada was the true strategic leader of the Sinaloa Cartel for 50 years, remaining uncaptured while El Chapo Guzman was the public face.
• 💥 Zambada's recent arrest/surrender in Texas, possibly orchestrated by El Chapo's sons in a deal, triggered widespread violence and open warfare in Sinaloa.
• ⚔️ This conflict involves El Chapo's remaining sons against El Mayo's sons, leading to city-wide shutdowns and destruction of cartel-built luxury infrastructure.

Modern Recruitment and Tactics

• 📱 Cartels actively use TikTok and Facebook for open recruitment, targeting young individuals with advertisements for "work."
• 🛠️ Modern cartel warfare involves "artisanal tanks" (armored stolen trucks), 50-caliber rifles, and drones in territorial disputes.
• 👂 Many young recruits suffer severe hearing loss due to the lack of ear protection during combat, highlighting their expendability.
• 🚨 Recruitment can involve a "test" where new recruits are beaten by cartel-controlled police before being accepted into training.