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https://theintercept.com/2017/06/18/the-history-channel-is-finally-telling-the-stunning-secret-story-of-the-war-on-drugs/
June 18 2017
THE HISTORY CHANNEL IS FINALLY TELLING THE STUNNING SECRET STORY OF THE WAR ON DRUGS
That’s why “America’s War on Drugs” is a genuine milestone. We’ve recently seen how ideas that once seemed absolutely preposterous and taboo — for instance, that the Catholic Church was consciously safeguarding priests who sexually abused children, or that Bill Cosby may not have been the best choice for America’s Dad — can after years of silence finally break through into popular consciousness and exact real consequences. The series could be a watershed in doing the same for the reality behind one of the most cynical and cruel policies in U.S. history.
There’s no mealy mouthed truckling about what happened. The first episode opens with the voice of Lindsay Moran, a one-time clandestine CIA officer, declaring, “The agency was elbow deep with drug traffickers.”
Then Richard Stratton, a marijuana smuggler turned writer and television producer, explains, “Most Americans would be utterly shocked if they knew the depth of involvement that the Central Intelligence Agency has had in the international drug trade.”
Next, New York University professor Christian Parenti tells viewers, “The CIA is from its very beginning collaborating with mafiosas who are involved in the drug trade because these mafiosas will serve the larger agenda of fighting communism.”
For the next eight hours, the series sprints through history that’s largely the greatest hits of the U.S. government’s partnership with heroin, hallucinogen, and cocaine dealers. That these greatest hits can fill up most of four two-hour episodes demonstrates how extraordinarily deep and ugly the story is.
>>84123362
So, what will the consequences going to be?
>>84123362
Thank god the channel that brought me Pawn Stars will finally tell this true™ story!
>>84123362
>“Most Americans would be utterly shocked if they knew the depth of involvement that the Central Intelligence Agency has had in the international drug trade.”
are most americans really that blind? It's been common knowledge for, what, 20 years?
>>84123362
>can after years of silence finally break through into popular consciousness and exact real consequences. The series could be a watershed in doing the same for the reality behind one of the most cynical and cruel policies in U.S. history.
Lol.
>Humans, for the most part, don't have a clue. Don't want or need one. They're happy. They think they have a good bead on things.
The entirety of America lives on the notion that if it's not happening to me, I don't give a fuck.
When will they cover the story of how the entire US is gripped by endemic opioid addiction anywhere that isn't a major city?
>>84126197
Yeah the east coast is majorly fucked up in this regard. Vermont in particular.
>>84124384
You'd be surprised at just how uninformed most people are
>>84126381
exactly, just look at /pol/
How accurate is this?
>>84124384
It's underlying unconcious knowledge.
It's one of those things everyone knows and usually agrees unanimously but never actually consider to protest or make a serious issue.
We collectively know it, but just shrug it off and go on with our lives.
>>84126197
>>84126338
Beyond the usage of weed and the obvious symptoms of meth usage. I honestly can't say that I would be able to pick out opioid or cocaine user.