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racism
And, because of the, above, well documented behavior, racism will continue in this country, unabated. But, it is politically sanctioned racism. How do we legislate morality? We cannot. But we can demand equal rights. And, get the inequity in the laws fixed, AS THE FIRST STEP! There will still be lots of work to be done, to get the public to understand they are not winning the war on drugs! We, the public, are the losers, in so many ways!
We the losers
I completely agree with you. I study political science at NC State and when issues of race, class, or opportunity come up there will always be several students who truly believe that there is equality of opportunity in the US, and that everyone has the potential to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps," as the saying goes. There is still much, much work to be done.
Matt Potter
North Carolina State University
Chair, Student Senate Campus Community Committee
President, Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Race is a factor
It all began with racism, but it doesn't continue solely because it. I believe money is the biggest factor. The racism that exists in drug policy is the racism of the law. Old laws in the South that treated crimes believed to be committed more by blacks are a good example. This mentality is why crack/powder disparity exists. It makes me sick that Sen. Biden acts as if he is making strides.
I deeply hope fellow blacks wake up. I spent two horrid years on the front lines, and It me very little time to see that the drug dealer on the street was a byproduct of the policy. When people see their children and other loved ones dying in the streets it's so hard to think rationally. Blaming the drug dealer for selling drugs is like blaming the grocery store for selling grapes.
I find more and more who are waking up, and it is one of things that keeps me going.
Biden Didn't Start It
Black Congressman Charley Rangle and a number of other Black Congressmen begged for the disparity.
This is not racism, classism, or genderism. What some call Angry Studies .
If you frame it in those terms you will lose. It will just raise the hackles of the right and you will lose a part of the audience we desperately need to beat this damn war. We are going to need 60%, 70%, 80% of all Americans against this crap to end it. The powers are too entrenched without a mass movement.
If you make this left/right you are responsible for keeping this in a ghetto. There are not enough people in the ghetto to win.
Focus on qui bono. Who profits?
BTW for what it is worth, I'm a righty. I support the war on Islamic Fascism (You know the guys who practice gender apartheid and hang gays. You know the guys who captured African blacks and sold them into slavery). I hate the g-damn drug war.
In any case let us not make this political. It is divisive. It is not a winning strategy.
It is not whitey
It is the black community calling for its own destruction, so says Cliff Thornton:
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2007/09/bought-and-paid-for.html
Says Cliff Thornton. You have the leaders of the Black Community calling for the destruction of that community for profit.
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