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Why would you think the mainstream media isn't covering it? A cursory search on Google for 'oregon drug legalization' revealed these results: https://abcnews.g
by nexthash 6y ago
Why would you think the mainstream media isn't covering it? A cursory search on Google for 'oregon drug legalization' revealed these results:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/oregon-1st-state-decriminalize-possession-hard-drugs-75617078 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/oregon-1st-state-d...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/04/election-drugs-oregon-new-jersey/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/04/election-dr...
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-12-10/oregon-just-decriminalized-all-drugs-heres-why-voters-passed-this-groundbreaking-reform https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-12-10/...
I would consider these outlets more or less mainstream. I think the 'real story' in this case is not a conspiracy of big pharma and the prison-industrial complex, but the slow change of attitudes and policy in the US. Occam's razor.
- pacifist 6y ago"but the slow change of attitudes and policy in the US" as shepherded by the mainstream media. Yes, we disagree as to the complicity of the media and criminal justice system. I believe that they sold their souls for a paycheck a long time ago. We all have our price but I hope I would get a more than that in the bargain.