Hooked on the Drug War
“At least the debate over the Iraq catastrophe goes on. The same can’t be said about that other futility warped by official lies, public indifference and $40 billion a year in wasted taxpayer dollars — the war on drugs.”–from When Admitting Failure is Forbidden, by Pierre Tristam.
This line sums up Tristam’s captivating article (which was brought to my attention by Pete Guthier at Drug War Rant). The article traces the continual failure of the War on Drugs to the typically-American inability to admit defeat. In most contexts, of course, this is obviously a positive feature of the American psyche, but we are now certainly faced with a situation that desperately calls for the collective re-evaluation of our efforts. Yet, we are reluctant to even talk about it. Hopefully this November’s legislative initiatives in Nevada and Colorado will, even if they don’t pass, at least generate nationwide discussion.