The drug wars obviously didn’t start in the 20th century with Nixon’s war on drugs. For example Britain fought two opium wars in China in ths 18/19th C. to force the export of opium to those communities to balance our trade deficit with tea. China had tried to ban opium several times before but I suppose it’s just that some western propaganga is to blame?
Then there is the temperance movement which started in the late 19th century and had alcohol prohobited for many years in the states.
There is something ingrained in people that distrust drugs, and therefore make propaganda campaigns like the war on drugs a vote winner.
Anyway I really didn’t mean to reply again to this thread. Have a good rest of your day!
Edit: I’ve got a postgrad master degree in philosophy btw
The term “war on drugs” was popularized by the media after a press conference, given on June 17, 1971, during which President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one”. He stated, "In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive. … This will be a worldwide offensive.
This is evident from a whole lot of historic facts — all of which you’re unaware of, obviously.
There is something ingrained in people that distrust drugs, and therefore make propaganda campaigns like the war on drugs a vote winner.
Anyway I really didn’t mean to reply again to this thread. Have a good rest of your day!
Edit: I’ve got a postgrad master degree in philosophy btw
A “war ON drugs” is a bit different from “a war FOR drugs”. Perhaps you don’t speak English?
The opioid wars weren’t wars ON drugs.
Genuinely I wonder how people like you aren’t ashamed to post. Genuinely baffles me.
You don’t even read the comments you reply to. Vice laws have been tried several times in history.
You just don’t know your fucking history, yet you’re childish enough to argue me without even having a fucking point. It’s pathetic.
It’s generally accepted the war on drugs “really” began in the 70’s, in the form it is today.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs
This is evident from a whole lot of historic facts — all of which you’re unaware of, obviously.