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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McGeeisme · 61-69, M

Good question. Sort of like how could the US simultaneously declare a war in drugs while being the primary source of cocaine flooding mostly minority neighborhoods during the Reagan Administration?

drymer · 56-60, M

@McGeeisme It's different. It's not like it was government policy to distribute drugs.

McGeeisme · 61-69, M

@drymer actually it was. The Reagan Administration was funding its illegal efforts to topple governments in Central America by selling cocaine in the US.

drymer · 56-60, M

@McGeeisme I doubt it but OK.

McGeeisme · 61-69, M

@drymer look it up. It is one of the most well documented bits of US history. But you Republicans never believe the truth only the lies that satisfy your goals.

drymer · 56-60, M

@McGeeisme "your goals"? I'm Canadian lol.

bijouxbroussard · F

It’s [b]true[/b], unfortunately.