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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 10:39 AM Nov 2012

BREAKING THE TABOO: The War On Drugs



DECEMBER 7th, 2012 - YOUTUBE



Narrated by Morgan Freeman:

This groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years.
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BREAKING THE TABOO: The War On Drugs (Original Post) Segami Nov 2012 OP
Thanks for posting /nt think Nov 2012 #1
I'm looking forward to viewing this program. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #2
Kicking! patrice Nov 2012 #3
K & R, Thanks, verrrry interesting! Royal Sloan 09 Nov 2012 #4
Apparently the War on Drugs is Iggy Nov 2012 #5
It is necessary to keep the privatized prisons making a profit. Capitalism at its most shameful. libdem4life Nov 2012 #7
K&R for keeping the ball rolling. tridim Nov 2012 #6
This is an acceptable budget cut- we need to tell congress we are sick of locking people up RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #8
K&R felix_numinous Nov 2012 #9
Prohibition is a failed public polcy...again nt TeamPooka Nov 2012 #10
Neither party has the guts to end this. ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #11
 

Iggy

(1,418 posts)
5. Apparently the War on Drugs is
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:45 PM
Nov 2012

part of the overall terminal war footing the United States has been on since the close of WWII.

any and all excuses to keep our hideous, bloated MIC going forever.

FAIL.

notice democrats in congress are doing NOTHING about this.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
7. It is necessary to keep the privatized prisons making a profit. Capitalism at its most shameful.
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 01:35 PM
Nov 2012

Crime is at an all time low. (saw on DU...didn't keep the link) What to do? Create new criminals.

 
8. This is an acceptable budget cut- we need to tell congress we are sick of locking people up
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 01:41 PM
Nov 2012


We are locking people up, paying $50,000 per year to for profit prisons, because they might hurt themselves- how stupid is that!

ThoughtCriminal

(14,410 posts)
11. Neither party has the guts to end this.
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 07:19 PM
Nov 2012

Seems like citizens armed with ballot propositions are the the only wedge. But as long as the Federal government is determined to force this war, it's going to be really hard to make progress.

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