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Its criminalization is seen by conservatives as fighting back against what the counter-culture of the 60s unleashed. When the basis of objection is largely emo
by brandall10 8y ago
Its criminalization is seen by conservatives as fighting back against what the counter-culture of the 60s unleashed.
When the basis of objection is largely emotional facts aren't all that helpful.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoSupporting the war on drugs because you need to differentiate yourself from the left is like supporting the patriot act because you hate terrorists. It's cutting off your nose to spite your face. Neither are legislation that stand on it's own merit once you look at it with the benefit of hindsight. That said, the "counter culture" gave us the war on drugs, gun control, probably a couple other curtailments of personal freedom that I'm forgetting, they reduced public support for the civil rights movements of the time and provided an excuse for the three letter agencies to greatly increase their amount of domestic surveillance. In return we got out of 'nam a year, maybe two, earlier. I don't see why people romanticize the culture shifts of the 1960s. Their intentions were good but their methods flawed and their results worse.