America can't keep drugs out of closed-in prisons, so how can you expect to keep 'em out of a free society?
Don't disagree with you on that point. Supply reduction can only go so far.
What's really needed is a concerted DEMAND REDUCTION program, and running superbowl ads tying drug trafficking to terrorist organizations is one means by which to change people's hearts and minds. It plants the seed that using hard drugs is tantamount to providing comfort and support to the enemy.
I'm not such a prude that I believe marijuana is some kind of "killer drug".. In fact, I often find myself agreeing with those who want to legalize and tax it, as we do with that other legal drug, alcohol.
But Heroin, Cocaine, and designer drugs which are far more potent, and damaging to one's health, I think we must draw the line and take action.
Some people say that if we legalized hard drugs, there wouldn't be as much usage of them. But the fact that Latin American kids are buying 1/2 grams of Basuco for .50 and literally destroying their minds is evidence that this is not the case.
Hard narcotics are used as a two pronged attack against western societies. They provide the funds these extremists rely upon to carry out their activities, while undermining the very fabric of the societies they wish to destroy.
Demand reduction is the key, and if playing on patriotic fervor helps accomplish that to some measure, it's worth every penny.
Hawk |
