'Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack, and the white man gets paid off of all of that'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Drug profits ultimately flow to those in power, regardless of who buys or sells.
- In plain terms
- The rich benefit from the drug trade between dealers and users.
- What can you take from it?
- Systemic power profits from the drug cycle.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who truly profits?
- How is power maintained?
Another view
It generalizes all drug trade without nuance.
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