Rising GOP support for the U.S. taking unilateral military action in Mexico against drug cartels is increasingly rattling people on both sides of the border who worry talk of an attack is getting n…

Rising GOP support for the U.S. taking unilateral military action in Mexico against drug cartels is increasingly rattling people on both sides of the border who worry talk of an attack is getting normalized.

Wednesday’s Republican presidential primary debate featured high-stakes policy disagreements on a range of issues from abortion to the environment — but found near-unanimous consensus on the idea of using American military force to fight drug smuggling and migration.

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    12•1 year ago

    I think the difference is drugs do damage to mostly yourself while guns do damage to mostly others.

    • @[email protected]
      -5•1 year ago

      Under influence of drugs you can inflict any conceivable damage on others, which you wouldn’t without drugs.

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          -6•1 year ago

          What, that psychoactive substances make one inadequate while taking them? FFS, just encountering such people as yourself reinforces my belief that these should be controlled.

          • @[email protected]
            5•1 year ago

            The drug most commonly implicated in acts of violence (particularly domestic violence) is alcohol, and there’s ads for that plastered all over the damn country. The violence associated with “hard” drugs like heroin or cocaine is usually tied to their acquisition or sale. Alcohol is the one that causes violence via consumption, and it’s one of the only drugs that its withdrawal can very easily kill you. Opiate withdrawal sucks, but it’s typically not lethal.