The point is that blind commentary is prevalent everywhere, and it is foolish for the commentator to presume that the decisions that were made were done without

The point is that blind commentary is prevalent everywhere, and it is foolish for the commentator to presume that the decisions that were made were done without proper foresight and thinking, especially when the results seem to have worked. Chesterton's fences and all that. Journalists should be sued for libel if they are libelous - wrapping oneself in the cloak of "journalism" is not free license to slander and spread untruths. Much of the American / western media has this sickness, which is why there is so much anguish over "fake news". I don't know why you think it's fear-mongering about heroin - you think heroin/drug abuse in a society has no detrimental effects?