Workers Must Develop Class Consciousness
MEXICO CITY, February 24— The struggle for the wealth produced by workers has been presented as a war on drugs. The Trump administration declared drug cartels as “terrorist” organizations. It is pressuring the Sheinbaum government to arrest and extradite their leaders.
The leader of the Jalisco Cartel was killed, with US intervention. This created an atmosphere of uncertainty regarding possible attacks by his followers. This paralyzed activities in several states.
These cartels have a symbiotic relationship with political and economic power. They are part of the bourgeoisie that reaps high profits and influences. And that determines municipal, state, and federal governments. Banks are also involved, laundering illicit profits into the formal sector.
All of this represents an arrangement among each country’s elite, who ultimately reap the benefits.
The two drug lords captured most recently began their operations in the US. Later they established their base in Mexico. What is being pursued is the money they have accumulated. The “persecution” is a pretext to pressure Sheinbaum’s government to favor US capitalists more. To distance itself from dealings with the Chinese and Europeans, who continue to advance their investments.
The Mexican ruling class has a degree of sovereignty, although US imperialism generally persists in its dominance. However, it cannot prevail in certain sectors of the economy. Europeans dominate the banking sector. Asian and European car manufacturers have a market. Trump would like them to leave, but Ford, GM, and Stellantis cannot cover the entire market. Nor can they lower their prices. So they cannot blame the Mexican government for facilitating the Asian and European operations.
Some analysts say that for the government to yield more to US interests, they would have to reach higher-level officials linked to criminal groups. However, they have not succeeded so far.
The working class suffers the consequences of this conflict: misery and death. It is intimidated in the streets and workplaces. Manipulated by the subsidized income of pensions and scholarships from “social benefits” and by differentiated consumerism across various social strata.
The only solution is for workers to develop class consciousness by joining the International Communist Workers’ Party and mobilizing the masses for communism.
The rulers promote the false idea that there are good guys and bad guys in the dispute. However, it is a fight among themselves for capital. They are thugs in the pursuit of wealth.
Obviously, there is a capitalist/imperialist crisis regarding Mexico’s resources, such as materials and labor. But there is also a great internal struggle among the bosses. Many news outlets, including major networks, reported that drug cartels had taken over the Guadalajara airport. But the president and a general stated that the news was fabricated using AI, orchestrated by TV Azteca. The masses can’t trust any of these capitalists!