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November 15, 2003
Disconnect
I think a huge disconnect in American culture is the "war on drugs" or whatever you want to call it. Middle to upper-middle class kids experience with drugs is viewed as merely a "growing pains" diversion, just one of the many hijinks on the road to adulthood. Consequently, when these same kids start to become politically active, the "war on drugs" is a convenient target -- why should anyone go to jail for the things that they or their friends enjoyed during high school and college?
On the other hand, the experience of most poorer communities with drug addiction and violence is no breezy day at the park. I have a hard time taking seriously those middle class drug users who protest for treatment instead of jail time when what they really mean is treatment for lower-class drug users while at the same time they plan on continuing recreational drug use themselves without penalty. Hmm.
Posted by Chris at November 15, 2003 04:41 PM
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Is there a policy prescription here? Or are you just saying middle and upper class people are self interested?
So the solution for the poor is jail?
Posted by: Wes at November 16, 2003 11:29 PM
Hm, I know a lot of the people who are anti-Drug-War separate marijuana (or sometimes marijuana and other 'soft' drugs) from opiates and other strong, physically destructive narcotics.
A lot of those same people are just idiot stoners though!
Posted by: zachary d smith at November 17, 2003 09:24 AM
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