[Mears]

“They see it as payback for the West pushing opium into China in the 19th century. “

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Thanks to FDR’s Delano grandfather.

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[C19fan]

I learned that from a docent when I took the family to Hyde Park. I have to give credit to the docent for not hiding what would today seem to be an unseemly fact.

[A Navy Vet]

"“They see it as payback for the West pushing opium into China in the 19th century. Thanks to FDR’s Delano grandfather."

Oh puhlease. I don't know about China, but many countries are manufacturing and distributing the very same formulas at a fraction of the cost we pay for here in the States. You can go to Mexico and buy the same Ativan (sleep aid) for pennies on the dollar. Or you can order from overseas from India, Philippines, or even Ecuador and get the same formulation.

I get so tired of hearing this same old crap. As an adult, you need a drug that betters your heath or quality of life, you shouldn't have to pay up to 8 times as much in the US.

[Original Lurker]

AKA The Boston Brahmins;
The Cabots, Cushings, Welds, Delanos (the grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Forbes all built fortunes on opium.