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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by izacus on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:05AM (#36642066)
Well, the american propaganda for ineffective War on Drugs needs to continue.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by throwaway77384 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @04:13AM (#36642420)
Yup, fictitious enemies are always needed to keep the machine running. Terrorists, gays, foreigners, trans people, drugs.

So long as people think that these are the problems in society (and not, say, billionaires) the government can keep creating ineffective policies to "fix" these problems (even though they haven't for god knows how many hundreds of years) and people lap it up.

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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by mensetmanusman on Saturday July 08, 2023 @11:34AM (#36645372)
You should have added billionaires to your list then.
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