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That was a war for drugs, rather than against them. It was also about fighting for another drug - tea. Tea and coffee also had quite a loud vocal support for pr
by chippy 12y ago
That was a war for drugs, rather than against them. It was also about fighting for another drug - tea. Tea and coffee also had quite a loud vocal support for prohibition against it in the UK.
- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoSeveral Asian countries very successfully waged "war" on opium usage, to the benefit of their societies. They killed you if you were caught with any. I'm not a prohibitionist, but we need to drop the lie that a war on drugs has even been tried in the West. Sentences for drug possession are typically avoidable and usually light. What has been done (same as back in alcohol prohibition days) is corrupt law enforcement rackets have been funded to pursue "dealers." Well, we know that doesn't work. What does work is very harsh and uniform punishment for users. Which, I reiterate, has not been tried in the West for over a century.
- wavefunction 12y agoI think you're not being accurate when you claim that a "war on drugs" has not been prosecuted in the West. The cost to minority populations in the US and in countries where the drugs are produced has been enormous. Maybe you don't personally know anyone who has faced societally-imposed hardships due to drugs but the reality faced by many poor and minority people is quite stark and different than what you allege. A young man here in Texas was facing LIFE in prison for selling marijuana infused brownies (as well as possession of cannabis oils). That's just one case. And this: >>What does work is very harsh and uniform punishment for users. Paints you as a complete fool like the rest of the drug warriors.
- peteretep 12y ago> That was a war for drugs Not for the Chinese it wasn't