the reason behind the US "war on drugs"

[whatsinaname]

Since I've been old enough to understand the government and drugs, one questioned has been burning in my mind...

Why the hell does our government (the US) care so goddamn much about drugs??



I have come to two conclusions, both of which i think are true.



1) People on drugs tend to question things more...they
THINK. While they might sit for hours on end listening to
grateful dead music, druggies in general don't fall into the media trap
of paying attention only to whats on the news, radio stations,
newspapers, etc. You know, the Michael Jackson/Martha Stewart
shit that we're bombarded with night and day,whilst thousands of
innocent lives are taken in our "struggle to bring democracy to the
people of Iraq".



2) The war on drugs is a civil war....it pits our own citizens
against one another. Us drug users on one side going "what the
fuck is wrong with you people", and the non-drug advocates on the
other, constantly afraid that some crackhead is going to rob them, mug
them, rape them, whatever. Look at how any type of drug user is
protrayed by our government (AND by for-profit media........same thing
folks)...we're a bunch of mindless drones! our only main goal in
life is to get our dope, whatever that may be!!! How could the millions
of us who haven't tried illicit substances supposed to react to the
image being protrayed by the government!!!



IT'S FEAR.



and by filling the non-drug users with fear, they have nobody to turn to BUT their government....

"if it weren't for these police officers, we would be robbed nightly but horny, drug-seeking scum looking for their next fix!"



now, they NEED that government. They wouldn't feel safe without
it. Which means that they will be very much more open to the
ideas of strict records kept for any financial account....increased
security at airports...the police force having the right to
search/question/hold anybody at anytime for ANY LENGHT OF TIME as long
as it is the name of "national security" (patriot act.....)....they're
willing to sacrifice their freedom for the feeling of security...a
feeling they would need a hell of a lot less if they weren't afraid of
the citizens of their own country.



Any thoughts??





Edited by: whatsinaname