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Not all who want to end the WOsD are Libertarians, or even libertarians. Some people can see for themselves how it has utterly failed, just as all the government "wars" on abstract concepts (poverty, etc.) have failed, and oppose it on that basis.

Not all who want to end the WOsD

Most of those who endlessly rant about the "WOsD" here on FR have another agenda.

I've asked on another thread, so I'll ask here: What is the overall U.S. strategy now that the rest of the western world is abandoning the U.S. led Drug War? Are we going to bomb our allies?

Some people can see for themselves how it has utterly failed, just as all the government "wars" on abstract concepts (poverty, etc.) have failed, and oppose it on that basis.

The Temperance people promised that eliminating alcohol would close down the jails. Anslinger wanted to stop [minority men] from making eyes at white women. I forget what LBJ promised, does anyone really care anymore? The bureaucrats got their jobs, what else matters at appropriation time?

AS I said on the previous incarnation of this thread, when we re-legalize there will be fewer lies in society: less lying propaganda, fewer occasions for cops to lie, fewer reasons for (ab)users to lie. IMO this alone is worth a lot more druggies. I'm not saying that lying and corruption will disappear, but I am sure they will decrease. Not to mention the decrease in Gov't employment and the taxes to fund it. IMO that is also worth a lot of (ab)users.

ON a more political front, I hear a lot on these threads about libertarians really being liberals, not a bit like conservatives. A thought experiment: Imagine that the D*m*cr*t party includes re-legalization in its platform and admits it was wrong to have rammed the MJ Tax Act thru. Does anyone really think this would be good for the GOP electorally? Whatever our differing views on releglization, keeping the g-d-mn socialists out of power is way more important. Right now, it's the LP, a few GOP-ers, and (I think) the Greens pushing for repeal. (If any D*ms are, please tell me who) Do any of the drug warriors really want the Jackass Party to get behind repeal? I know it's a fantasy right now, but if they get desparate enough they could try anything, especially now that we can redeploy the narcs to airport security and wouldn't have to fire them.