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Yes, it would cost money, and require manpower and material support. We can take some of the billions we'll use to pointlessly fight the war on drugs and divert
by M_Grey 10y ago
Yes, it would cost money, and require manpower and material support. We can take some of the billions we'll use to pointlessly fight the war on drugs and divert it, or pretend there's oil or REE's there...
- astrodust 10y agoOkay, so either billions of dollars shuttling people back and forth across hostile terrain in Africa, or say a tiny fraction of that disrupting the market by flooding it with fake or alternative ivory products, which one do you think is a better plan? I agree, the war on drugs is hopeless, but like trying to dump all the alcohol during prohibition you can't win this by guarding things, you can only win it by changing the economics of the entire situation. Cut demand, boost supply. If you can do that the problem goes way. Nobody poaches ragweed or dandelions.
- M_Grey 10y agoDisrupting the market hasn't worked at all, time to spend the money.