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"Those" have admitted it publicly too: https://qz.com/645990/nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-drugs-to-criminalize-black-people-and-the-anti-war-left/ https

by 09bjb 7y ago

"Those" have admitted it publicly too: https://qz.com/645990/nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-drugs-to-criminalize-black-people-and-the-anti-war-left/ https://qz.com/645990/nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-dr...

rectang 7y ago
For what it's worth, I used "those" rather than naming names because that way it is easier to keep to the specific issue and avoid descending into partisan warfare — which is more in the spirit of the HN guidelines.
- 09bjb 7y ago
  Haha, well, when it starts with "oppressing racial minorities, especially via voter suppression through felony disenfranchisement" ...just follow the data ;)
- hanniabu 7y ago
  While I respect the guidelines, we shouldn't be suppressing awareness and dirty tactics
dsfyu404ed 7y ago
IIRC this quote has been discredited.
- abbadadda 7y ago
  Why is this your about? It makes you seem confrontational. I read abouts for all types of reasons. I clicked on your username to see the likelihood that you're a bot ;-) > If you're reading this odds are it's because you're incapable of having a well reasoned debate with someone who doesn't share your point of view.
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- hanniabu 7y ago
  Please provide proof
  - dsfyu404ed 7y ago
    Best I can do right now: https://www.vox.com/2016/3/29/11325750/nixon-war-on-drugs https://www.vox.com/2016/3/29/11325750/nixon-war-on-drugs and https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32247/did-ehrlichman-claim-the-reason-for-the-nixon-drug-war-was-to-criminalize-black/33044#33044 https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32247/did-ehrli... Someone wrote a well done article (I wanna say it was Medium) which appears to be what the stackexchange answer is summarizing that actually tracked down all the who said what and laid a pretty darn good case for why the quote wasn't legit. It basically boiled down to the guy who alleges the quote having several past opportunities to drop that bomb but instead waited until everyone who could disagree was dead. A cursory Google search didn't turn it up for me and I'm not letting a stranger on the internet suck up any more of my time.

by 09bjb 7y ago

rectang 7y ago

For what it's worth, I used "those" rather than naming names because that way it is easier to keep to the specific issue and avoid descending into partisan warfare — which is more in the spirit of the HN guidelines.

09bjb 7y ago
Haha, well, when it starts with "oppressing racial minorities, especially via voter suppression through felony disenfranchisement" ...just follow the data ;)
hanniabu 7y ago
While I respect the guidelines, we shouldn't be suppressing awareness and dirty tactics

dsfyu404ed 7y ago

IIRC this quote has been discredited.

abbadadda 7y ago
Why is this your about? It makes you seem confrontational. I read abouts for all types of reasons. I clicked on your username to see the likelihood that you're a bot ;-) > If you're reading this odds are it's because you're incapable of having a well reasoned debate with someone who doesn't share your point of view.
- deleted 7y ago
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hanniabu 7y ago
Please provide proof
- dsfyu404ed 7y ago
  Best I can do right now: https://www.vox.com/2016/3/29/11325750/nixon-war-on-drugs https://www.vox.com/2016/3/29/11325750/nixon-war-on-drugs and https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32247/did-ehrlichman-claim-the-reason-for-the-nixon-drug-war-was-to-criminalize-black/33044#33044 https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/32247/did-ehrli... Someone wrote a well done article (I wanna say it was Medium) which appears to be what the stackexchange answer is summarizing that actually tracked down all the who said what and laid a pretty darn good case for why the quote wasn't legit. It basically boiled down to the guy who alleges the quote having several past opportunities to drop that bomb but instead waited until everyone who could disagree was dead. A cursory Google search didn't turn it up for me and I'm not letting a stranger on the internet suck up any more of my time.