4 ms·
This kind of "need to do something about it" attitude us how we ended up with the war on terror and the first war on drugs
by xkcd-sucks 9y ago
This kind of "need to do something about it" attitude us how we ended up with the war on terror and the first war on drugs
- IntronExon 9y agoIf terrorism killed as many people as opiates and ruined as many lives, it would be justifiable to fight that war. There is also a difference between reforming corrupt Rx and business practices, and fighting a “war”. Most of all though, this is not a case of people making informed choices to use dangerous drugs, they were grossly misled.
- xkcd-sucks 9y agoI guess the point is that legislation is difficult to undo, is typically written to implement short-term political goals that are not always in the public interest, and further disenfranchises the outgroup of the day