"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
Neither Order Nor Liberty
Submitted by Westernerd on Sat, 2011-06-18 02:00
The "war on drugs" has many frightening consequences; the rise of drug cartels and militarized cops, the loss of the Bill of Rights and individual freedom, the opportunity costs of taxation to fund the DEA, state propaganda and mistruth about drugs. Now it is turning individuals against each other and encourages people to rat on each other.
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