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The War on Drugs was used to target Nixon's perceived opponents: hippies and black people. Later, Reagan couldn't relate to poor or minorities, so he (and Nanc
by hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
The War on Drugs was used to target Nixon's perceived opponents: hippies and black people.
Later, Reagan couldn't relate to poor or minorities, so he (and Nancy) doubled-down on "tough on crime" militarization and ineffective PSAs.