So, the big bad guy is dead. The government is patting itself on the back. They killed the boss of the Jalisco cartel. Clap, clap. Good job. But look outside. The cars are burning. The streets are blocked. People are scared. Nothing is fixed. It is just another Tuesday in the meat grinder.

They call it a win. They put a bullet in the head of the "most-wanted" man. Do you feel safer? Does anyone? Of course not. Because in this game, when the king dies, the pawns start shooting everything that moves. It is a temper tantrum with machine guns. The news says violence popped up in a dozen states. Twelve. That is a lot of ground covered by guys with guns and bad attitudes. They are burning buses. They are blocking roads. It is not a mourning ritual. It is a power move. They are showing that they still run the show, no matter who is sitting in the big chair.

Let’s talk about why this happens. It is not because these guys are evil movie villains, though they act like it. It is business. Cold, hard business. The government thinks if they take out the CEO, the company folds. Have you ever seen a company fold because the boss died? No. The guy below him steps up. He might be younger. He might be meaner. He definitely wants the job. And to keep the job, he has to show he is tough. So he orders his guys to burn down the neighborhood.

And who is paying for all this? You are. Or your neighbor. The people buying the product up north. As long as people want to get high, someone will sell it to them. You can kill every boss in Mexico, and a new one will pop up tomorrow because the money is too good. It is simple math. Supply and demand. We demand the drugs, they supply the bodies. The politicians love this stuff, though. They get to stand in front of a camera. They get to look tough. "We got him," they say. "Justice is served." What a joke. Justice isn't a burning bus in the middle of a highway. Justice isn't a dozen states in panic mode. This is just theater. It is a show put on to make you think they are doing something. They aren't. They are just stirring the pot.

Think about the guys doing the shooting. The henchmen. They aren't fighting for a flag. They aren't fighting for freedom. They are fighting for a paycheck. They are fighting because they don't have other options. The system is broken. The schools are bad, the jobs are gone, and the cartel is hiring. So when the boss dies, they don't quit. They double down. They have to protect their meal ticket. It is sad, really. It is pathetic.

This whole strategy is a failure. It has been a failure for forty years. We act surprised every time violence explodes after a bust. Why? It happens every single time. It is like poking a hornet nest with a stick and acting shocked when you get stung. The government isn't solving the problem; they are just shaking the cage. They want you to think they are the good guys winning a war. But there are no good guys here. There are just criminals with badges and criminals without them, fighting over who gets the cash.

So, don't celebrate. Don't think the war is over. It never ends. We just changed the name on the wanted poster. The violence in the streets right now? That is just the interview process for the new boss. The government will high-five each other, the news will move on to the next shiny object, and the people living there will keep suffering. It is stupid. It is predictable. And we will do it all again next year.