"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
End the Violence, End the War on Drugs
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 2012-02-03 00:00
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"Reading Ed Warner’s “Border Battleground: Mexico’s drug violence is state-sponsored – by the U.S,” (.pdf) in TAC’s most current issue, is both a frustrating and sad exercise. Throughout, one can’t help but lament the tragic shortsightedness of our politicians, our government – our citizenry — which when moved, has been pretty effective in forcing several periods of critical change and transformation in this country: the end of slavery, voting rights, ending the war in Vietnam. And so we think, shaking our heads once again – why don’t we just end the War on Drugs?"
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