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Comment author: Lumifer 15 January 2015 04:09:47PM 1 point [-]

I don't think the drug war is driven by the age of the voters. I think it's driven by the desire for power and money.

Comment author: Alsadius 15 January 2015 05:26:57PM *  0 points [-]

What percentage of the population wants to legalize heroin? How much of the population gains power and money from its illegality?

(Also, the above post may have been intended with a mild spirit of sarcasm)

Comment author: Lumifer 15 January 2015 05:39:03PM 1 point [-]

You don't understand. It's not the people who want to continue the drug war for power and money. It's the government and its enforcement arms.

You don't happen to think that government lacks agency and just meekly fulfills the desires of the voters, do you? X-D

Comment author: Alsadius 15 January 2015 07:00:31PM 0 points [-]

Government has agency, but only a limited amount. When it comes to things like Congressmen being allowed to insider-trade legally, I'll totally believe that's political agency at work. But implementing popular policies aggressively is just common sense, not a manifestation of political corruption.

Comment author: Lumifer 15 January 2015 07:09:16PM 0 points [-]

I think we have deep disagreements about this :-)

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