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> I can't imagine what kind of lunacy That would be racism.
by zarmin 7y ago
> I can't imagine what kind of lunacy
That would be racism.
- devmunchies 7y agono, just brainwashing and social stigmas. like the "reefer madness" ads.
- mffnbs 7y agoThe brainwashing and social stigmas are a result of racism.
- inscionent 7y agoThe war on drugs is a racist policy.
- vonseel 7y agoMaybe a relic policy of racist era is more appropriate. I would think today’s lawmakers are more likely to oppose mj because they see it as something lazy hippies and stoner kids do rather than a tool to oppress minorities.
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- chillwaves 7y agoThe War on Drugs is a racist policy. You can ignore the reality of it, but the facts speak for themselves. https://www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/analysis-finds-racial-disparities-ineffectiveness-nypd-stop-and-frisk-program-links https://www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/analysis-finds-racia...
- burner831234 7y ago+1 and if you need a pop culture version to explain it to you check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlqsdezhhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlqsdezhhk (adam ruins everything) complete with references
- vonseel 7y agoSo a relic racist policy of a different era? These laws were written 40 years ago, right?
- chillwaves 7y ago> The New York Civil Liberties Union today released an analysis of the NYPD’s 2012 stop-and-frisk data showing that the stop-and-frisk program’s stark racial disparities and ineffectiveness in recovering illegal guns continued last year despite a decline in the overall number of stops. This study was an analysis of data from 2012.
- DonHopkins 7y agoRight now is a racist era.
- Throw_Away_5473 7y agoIs marijuana even particularly strongly associated with Blacks or Latinos?
- ksherlock 7y agoIn 1937, when the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed, yes it was associated with Mexicans.
- Throw_Away_5473 7y agoHow does that make those who believe it nowadays racist?
- aspaceman 7y agoThe drugs were connotated with blacks and Mexicans. Those connotations were racist. Later on, those connotations influenced lawmakers and policy was effected by it. This created racist policy. Many of these racist lawmakers died. Others became less public about their racism. Today, those policies still affect blacks and Mexicans more than whites, even though drug usage is similar. Therefore, the policies are still racist. Thus if one supports the policies, one supports a racist act. Semantic arguments over whether that makes the person who supports them "racist" are moot. They're still supporting something that's racist.
- Throw_Away_5473 7y agoThe original intention is irrelevant for today. If a good law was originally passed for racist reasons that is no reason to abolish it. (Not saying that drug prohibition is good.) > Today, those policies still affect blacks and Mexicans more than whites, even though drug usage is similar. Therefore, the policies are still racist. Just because a policy does affect a certain group more doesn't mean that the supporters of the policy are against the group. For example, Blacks are more affected by laws against murder, but that doesn't mean that those who support laws against murder are racist.