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Rather than repeating your first comment, can you address parent by citing historical examples of drug law developing this way in places with strict drug laws l
by thesmallestcat 10y ago
Rather than repeating your first comment, can you address parent by citing historical examples of drug law developing this way in places with strict drug laws like South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, etc.?
- beat 10y agoEvery country has "undesirables", and a need to harass and abuse them. That's human nature. Drug laws are awesome for that, as there's a pretty strong mapping between membership in undesirable social classes, and use of illegal drugs. It's not "We don't want drugs". It's "We don't want the kind of people who use socially unacceptable drugs." This is an important distinction. Obviously, it's not about health hazards and social risk, or alcohol would be prohibited everywhere and marijuana would be legal.
- thesmallestcat 10y agoSorry, I misunderstood, when you asked parent if they knew the history of the passage of drug laws, I assumed this meant that you did.
- beat 10y agoI know the history in the US, which is mired in anti-Chinese, anti-Mexican, and anti-black racism. Other countries, I don't know offhand. I'd love to see how many depended on having American-style drug laws for international aid or other diplomatic considerations.
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