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"The war on drugs started for a single function" Really? China's banning of Opium was because of racism? There were real concerns about drugs (and alcohol see
by mythrwy 6y ago
"The war on drugs started for a single function"
Really? China's banning of Opium was because of racism?
There were real concerns about drugs (and alcohol see: prohibition). That is the main reason it happened.
Disenfranchising minorities and hippies was likely only a side benefit for unscrupulous people.
- imgabe 6y agoThis may be US-centric but when people talk about The War on Drugs™ they mean specifically the US campaign against drugs and the ensuing police-state. Yes, other countries at other times have also made drugs illegal, but the war on drugs refers to the US policy specifically.
- mythrwy 6y agoRight I got that. My point is many nations ban drugs. In fact they pretty much all do at some level. Meaning there are other reasons besides racism and thus that is likely not the primary reason like this silly "Nixon" comment I see on every post about drugs.
- watwut 6y ago"War on drugs" does not refers merely at making drugs illegal. It literally refers to Nixon specific set of priorities and policies and rhetorics around them. Anyway, China did not had the same punishment disparity between crack and cocaine US had.