Ghost Recon:Advanced Warfighter - racist video game?

[BushOut06]

Here's the storyline behind a popular new videogame called Ghost Recon:Advanced Warfighter:

"Mexico D.F. (Districto Federal). The Ghosts have been ordered to participate in a Joint Op Operation designed to capture Mexican military officials engaged in illegal technology sales to Columbia's FARC rebels.
The US President has joined the Canadian Prime Minister and the Mexican President in the metropolis to sign the NAJSA (North American Joint Security Agreement) a policy to control illegal immigration and the movement of drugs and terrorists in the hemisphere. During the public signing of the document the three leaders are attacked by Mexican soldiers. The Ghosts are ordered to meet up with Secret Service agents protecting the U.S. President and ensure his safety until he is extracted. While the U.S. president is on route to the Airport, the Ghosts secure the Mexican president. Thanks to the Ghosts actions, the Mexican President will "Green light" U.S. intervention on Mexican soil in order to bring back Democracy. Unfortunately, the U.S. president never reached the Airport and is now in enemy hands…"

So basically it's dealing with a coup d'etat attempt in Mexico, because we all know just how coup-happy those brown-skinned fellas are. Is it just me, or does this seem a little racist? If nothing else, it's a nicely packaged propaganda tool - "control illegal immigration", "bring back democracy" blah blah blah.

[ugarte]

1. Par for the course. Mexicans are the new group to hate

Sadly, you could probably get a majority of Americans to support invading Mexico.

[BushOut06]

2. Nah, nothing new about Americans hating Mexicans

We've been hating them ever since the days before the Mexican War. Hell, we literally stole half their friggin country from them.

[meegbear]

3. Unfortunately, the U.S. president never reached the Airport ...

since * is prez, who cares?

[BoneDaddy]

4. I dont know if it is necessarily racist...

but it certainly is a bit heavy on the nationalistic jingoistic nonsense. Game developers, I think, are just desperate for new angles, but I don't rule it out.