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Discussion => Philosophy, Economics and Justice => Topic started by: oldtoby on December 08, 2012, 05:39 am

Title: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: oldtoby on December 08, 2012, 05:39 am
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years.

* * CLEARNET - YOUTUBE * *

https://www.youtube.com/user/breakingthetaboofilm
Title: Re: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: h3n on December 08, 2012, 08:55 am
I'm excited about this. When an idea becomes acceptable to a certain (fairly small) fraction of a population, it can go from "unthinkable" to "widely accepted" very quickly. Lately with the marijuana legalization in Washington state, and very famous celebrities backing this documentary, it feels like we're accelerating toward this change. I'm hopeful for the first time in a long time.
Title: Re: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: CiscoYankerStuck on December 08, 2012, 09:01 am
Thanks for posting, really enjoyed.
Title: Re: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: acider on December 08, 2012, 10:28 am
Thanks !
Title: Re: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: Schmuckk on December 09, 2012, 10:16 am
that was a ~40 minutes well spent. Thanks for posting
I love watching my tax dollars at work :)
Title: Re: New documentary online: Breaking The Taboo (end the war on drugs)
Post by: Kwasi on December 16, 2012, 01:22 pm
While I'm not really on board with how the documentary frames the (lack of ) discussion on mind-altering substances, at the least it uniformly confirms that the "War On Drugs" does not work.

Unfortunately, and for reasons I still do not understand, the international community has tended to follow US drug policy like a conga-line and I don't know if one documentary is going to change much here because people are still afraid, and not unjustifiably.  The DEA is more powerful and especially brazen than it ever has been.