Caudillismo was good
There are races that are commonly violent by nature (niggers being the most known) mesoamericans had constant wars bettwen themself untill the spaniards arrived and ended it after it their violent needs were suppresed but they couldnt suppress them, if you look up Mexico history its all wars on our territory either civil wars or repeling invations so the violent needs were directed towards the tyrant or the invader but now i the violent needs turned into cartel