Question for older British people here...

Serious question: If you grew up in the UK in the 60s and 70s, how did the schools there balanced the rabid anti-drug rhetoric with the patriotic pride of a British Empire who forced drugs down the throat of China in the 19th century Opium Wars? I don't mean to troll, I'm genuinely curious how teachers could both preach anti-drug rhetoric and simultaneously brush away the Empire's history of forcing another country to, essentially, legalize drugs...

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Crazychick · 36-40, F

Sounds like a troll question to me, and a highly sinister one at that.

drymer · 56-60, M

@Crazychick Why sinister...? Sounds like an obvious contradiction... How could a teacher make sense of both issues...?

Crazychick · 36-40, F

@drymer I sense something anti-British about it. This site is overrun with anti-British trolls.

drymer · 56-60, M

@Crazychick I understand. That's why I specifically said "I don't mean to troll". I know it's just words, but still... For the record my grandfather was English and I also have a long ancestry from Cornwall and Scotland. I believe the Bristish Empire was overall a positive influence in the world, particularly with its emphasis on the rule of law and general commitment to do the "right thing"... (there are always exceptions though). I do think that the Opium Wars are a huge stain on that record though...