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[–] widowdoll@ttrpg.network 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) The war on drugs was a mistake and only affects poor people like you and me. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) It was intended to be disruptive to poor and minority communities. It was designed as a way to target "undesirable" people and populations. I take your meaning, but the war on drugs was a hugely successful project when one considers that mass incarceration was the goal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 8 months ago* The entire purpose was to manufacture a reason to prevent blacks and hippies from voting by making them felons, because you can't just arrest them for being black or hippies (in large enough numbers to matter) This isn't even a conspiracy theory; one of Nixon's architects of the plan straight up said it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) It was intended to be disruptive to poor and minority communities. It was designed as a way to target "undesirable" people and populations. I take your meaning, but the war on drugs was a hugely successful project when one considers that mass incarceration was the goal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 8 months ago* The entire purpose was to manufacture a reason to prevent blacks and hippies from voting by making them felons, because you can't just arrest them for being black or hippies (in large enough numbers to matter) This isn't even a conspiracy theory; one of Nixon's architects of the plan straight up said it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 8 months ago* The entire purpose was to manufacture a reason to prevent blacks and hippies from voting by making them felons, because you can't just arrest them for being black or hippies (in large enough numbers to matter) This isn't even a conspiracy theory; one of Nixon's architects of the plan straight up said it. permalink fedilink source parent