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I've never encountered a situation where people need an excuse beyond "make a shit ton of money" to sell drugs. I'll bet a lot of people involved in the fentan
by refurb 4y ago
I've never encountered a situation where people need an excuse beyond "make a shit ton of money" to sell drugs.
I'll bet a lot of people involved in the fentanyl trade don't even know much about the Opium Wars anyways.
It's like claiming smuggling of liquor from Canada to the US during prohibition was Canada's attempt at getting back at the US for the War of 1812. Nahh.. they just wanted to make a crap ton of money.
- Our_Benefactors 4y ago> I'll bet a lot of people involved in the fentanyl trade don't even know much about the Opium Wars anyways. I’ll bet you aren’t familiar with the grammar school Chinese history curriculum. Besides, as a modern kingpin, think with scale! Recruiting goes much smoother when you can sell it as “you’re a soldier for the country, fighting an undercover war”. How many companies have “make money” as their mission statement besides Amazon? The comparison to Canada and prohibition doesn’t pass the smell test. Given that the war of 1812 wasn’t predicated on getting the Canadians into a drunken stupor as a tactic of economic warfare. Oh, and as far as USA vs British East India Company, it’s all “the west” in the end.
- Cederfjard 4y ago> The comparison to Canada and prohibition doesn’t pass the smell test. Given that the war of 1812 wasn’t predicated on getting the Canadians into a drunken stupor as a tactic of economic warfare. Since we’re speculating freely anyway, why does the revenge have to come in the same form as the initial affront?
- Lio 4y agoCanada doesn’t need to get back at the US for the war of 1812 because Canada won the war of 1812. ;)
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoCanada didn't exist in 1812. It was "upper Canada," just one of the British North American colonies.