The war on drugs to me is absolutely phoney; it's so obviously phoney, okay? It's a war against our civil rights, that's all it is. They're using it to make us afraid to go out at night, afraid of each other, so that we lock ourselves in our homes and they get to suspend our rights one by one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Argument that the war on drugs is a pretext for restricting civil liberties.
- In plain terms
- Drug policies are used to control people and limit rights.
- What can you take from it?
- Question policies that restrict freedom under the guise of safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much safety is worth freedom?
- Who benefits from fear?
Another view
It simplifies complex policy motivations into pure malice.
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