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Three - the Drug War (4.00 / 1)

However brutal the Drug War is in the US, it's a metaphorical war. Not so in Mexico, Columbia and the rest. In Latin America, our drug war is a real war.

Politics is the art of the possible, but that means you have to think about changing what is possible, not that you have to accept it in perpetuity.

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by: David Kaib @ Tue Jan 26, 2010 at 22:34:18 PM CST

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It's Not Metaphorical In Third World America (0.00 / 0)

Black and brown neighborhoods here have been decimated, too.

Not as bad as Mexico, Columbia, etc., true.  But hardly metaphorical.

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 08:10:28 AM CST

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The violence and devastation is certainly real (0.00 / 0)

not metaphorical. I was thinking that it's more individualized violence here at home. Similarly, the War on Terror is largely a metaphorical war - in the sense that there are not two clear sides squaring off, but that doesn't mean it's impact it any less....  

Nevermind. I reject this distinction that I was making as meaningless.  Any distinction that distracts from the violence and devastation of the Drug War or the WOT is not useful.

Politics is the art of the possible, but that means you have to think about changing what is possible, not that you have to accept it in perpetuity.

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by: David Kaib @ Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 16:12:14 PM CST

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