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like much of the Drug War storytelling, this perspective is based on fantasy. In this episode, drugs only exist in seedy neighborhoods. No charming, friendly
by chillingeffect 10y ago
like much of the Drug War storytelling, this perspective is based on fantasy. In this episode, drugs only exist in seedy neighborhoods. No charming, friendly people ever import them, make them available over craigslist, on college campuses, in white-collar workplaces.
As for groundless malice...you're half-right. It wasn't groundless, it was and still is racist in origin.
- gozur88 10y agoReally? Then why are drugs illegal in, say, Norway? Or Japan? Racism?
- loqi 10y agoEarly 1800s: "Then why is slavery still legal in England et al?" Right now: "Then why is gay marriage illegal in Japan et al?" Etc. Your point has nothing to do with the drug war itself, it's broad enough to apply to any early-stage progressive proposal.
- gozur88 10y agoYou didn't understand the point, apparently. Countries that were nearly 100% racially homogeneous when they banned drugs couldn't have been doing it because of racism.
- chillingeffect 10y agoThat's actually a great question. I don't know about Norway, but in Japan, a good deal of it is due to US influence. We have exported our War on Drugs. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States#War_on_Drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_S...