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[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

This isn't even a new thing... it's literally the US's core strategy in Central and South America for at least the past 3 decades.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

US wages drug wars on its own population since Nixon, so it's at least this long against others too.

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey wait, I know this song!

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

and there are SO MANY like it. lol

[–] uhdeuidheuidhed@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 week ago

The war on drugs is one of humanity's biggest mistakes, and everyone who supports it should be rehabilitated or executed.