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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis is on the wrong side of history (again) [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)Latin America is sick of being the backyard where drug warrior games are played out.
The Global Commission on Drugs has called for an end to the drug war, and signators include Mexican and South American leaders as well as Jimmy Carter.
In the past, of course, this same policy made it possible for Reagan to justify selling arms to right wing paramilitary groups in Latin America and allowing those same groups to bring crack cocaine into the United States to sell, courtesy of military seals.
Our own govt. facilitated the growth of crack cocaine in the U.S., then our Congress turned around and created harsher penalties for crack cocaine than powdered cocaine. It was no coincidence that crack cocaine was associated with minorities while powdered cocaine was associated with Wall Street.
Why should we have laws that allow the powerful to manipulate populations with impunity?
Why would any forward-thinking person support this?