Is Mexico a State?

We all know the shape of mexico on the map, but that's not really mexico. Mexico is a series of magnets spread out around that territory with influence fading the farther you get from each magnet. This is exactly what happens for whole swaths of territory. There are whole regions that are under the control of the cartels who, when the government forces come around, they don't hide from the government. They reach for their guns. E so coming back to the us and some of the sub cultures, and keeping this kind of idea of what a state is in mind,. i think of it like this: If you're an african america in one of our inner