Posted on 11/11/2022 2:24:36 PM PST by RummyChick
The Mexican government is using video of homeless people and open-air drug users in Philadelphia's troubled Kensington neighborhood in a national ad campaign to try to scare young people away from drugs.
Jesús Ramírez, the spokesman for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, proudly presented the ad series Tuesday, saying the campaign 'seeks to inform young people of the damage caused to health by the consumption of chemical drugs.'
Ramírez did not respond to repeated requests for comment as to where the government got the Philadelphia videos or why they used them in ads aimed at a Mexican audience.
The office of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney acknowledged in a statement the city faces a drug crisis, but added that 'it is always hard to see our city's people and neighborhoods portrayed in a limited and negative light.'
The use of the videos raised questions, in part because Mexico is the source of most of the fentanyl being sold in the United States, where it is fueling a deadly epidemic of overdoses.
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We “keep it real” here...
Show ‘em a pic of the Chicago zombie mayor thing and watch them run to Central America. Cannot unsee that awfulness.
Mexico will soon see the border wall as a good way to keep the lowlife Americans out.
“Ugly American” trend resulted in a bestseller by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer in 1958. It was about Americans in Southeast Asia.
Way to go Phillie! The Mexicans are using the New Blue You to scare the crap out of their kids. ROTFL! “You don’t want to be like those Philadelphians.” LOL.
I agree with Mexico this time.
Show what happens when you risk taking drugs.
Every addict I met laughed, in the beginning, that the risks he took in his drug use could lead to him being on the street. But every street person I knew prayed to God that they never tried drugs.
If I had children, I would take them to this part of town to show them what could happen if they tried drugs.
This would fit under the category of “fair enough” except for the fact that most of Philadelphia’s drugs probably emanate from yes, Mexico.
When Mexico makes more sense than the US. And to think AMLO is the best of the North American leaders.
Almost certainly. I honestly don’t know what drug they’re on.
If you watch the YouTube video, tons of people are standing, but folded in half.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi1Kf-1qd6Y&t=353s
I was going to suggest that maybe these images would dissuade the illegals from coming here, but actually all the images do is continue to ensure WE don’t go into the cities anymore...
Show them enough Drag Queen Story Hour picts and illegal aliens with families may stop coming
Obama/Bidenville.
That should make them not want to come to the United States
Hey! that’s me in the blue hat! Can I sue?
Just asking for a friend. 🤔
If it saves some lives in Mexico, it is worth it!
I assume it’s Kensington Ave they’re showing. I once had to drive the avenue on my way somewhere and I saw a mattress with blood all over propped up on a corner with a “For Sale” sign as a horde of zombies all milled around. These are the people best equipped to live in a post apocalyptic world because they more or less are living the life now.
pennsylvania should be nuked from space, starting with ped state
I think it is Kensington Ave. The only problem with them in the post Apocalyptic world is procuring smack...
He asked me if I need to buy a watch. He pulled up a sleeve of his coat, and had 5 watches of his arm. He opens his coat and he has 6 more watches. He then asked if I was looking for weed or women. This was inside the terminal, not some far off corner of the airport. I started scanning the area for a cop, lol
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