Monday, December 15, 2003

remember the drug war?
yeah ... the drug war was bullshit. want proof? go to any ghetto, project or shady part of town. drugs are everywhere. many people claim that the US government uses drugs and alchohol to keep certian sectors of society in check. it's not the most outlandish theory in the world. if you're stoned, how likely are you to take a stand against .. well .. anything? you're not. furthermore, in the US, if your opiate isn't opium, or some other stimulant, it's probably television, food, or the pursuit of some other meaningless and utterly shallow 'thing'.

i'm not saying i'm above this. i'm the laziest person i know. the thing that is disturbing, and the point i'm getting to is outlined in this article about the now rampant spread of drugs, alchohol, pornography and vice in general in the newly "freed" iraq.

it seems a little suspicious to me that these things are so prevelant in a country that was, only 9 months ago, one of the most controlled societies on earth. this is not to say that young entrepraneurs within iraq dont have the means to start up their own drug trade, but i know of one country that is exceedingly good at the art of "under the radar" drug import/export. it just so happens that the country in question is the country occupying iraq right now. doesnt it seem a little strange that there is such a huge drug problem in baghdad when the borders of the country are supposedly sealed? where are the drugs coming from? sure there is probably a pretty significant stockpile of black market narcotics and such already in country, but the supply lines have to be re-enforced, right? how far fetched would it really be to think that the US Government, though surely not directly causing the inflow of narcotics, could very likely be turning a blind eye to it. it is a lot easier to occupy a country full of chemically pacified and content people than it is to occupy a country full of pissed off people who dont want you there.

this sounds like a conspiracy theory for dave larson.

thoughts?