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> Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs? That's true of pretty much every politician who's been in office for more than, say, fifteen ye
by nkozyra 4y ago
> Could it be because he used to be involved with war on drugs?
That's true of pretty much every politician who's been in office for more than, say, fifteen years.
Save a few libertarians here and there.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoThere was no shortage of left leaning politicians in the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc that were harping on the whole "criminalization is making drug problems worse" thing. Prior to the homogenization of politicians rhetoric in the 2010s I'd say it was a solid 30% of politicians on the left and 20% on the right. So excuse me for being a little cynical when one of the guys from the "no we'll just use the state jackboot to solve all the problems" camp is pardoning people.