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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: collarbones on October 07, 2012, 11:54 pm

Title: 'War On Drugs' online comic - parallels with 1920s-era alcohol prohibition
Post by: collarbones on October 07, 2012, 11:54 pm
I wanted to share this 28 page online comic on here.

The artist - a young Australian guy - draws parallels between Nixon's 'war on drugs' and alcohol prohibition in the 1920s. Fascinating stuff.

http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/war-on-drugs/ (clearnet)
Title: Re: 'War On Drugs' online comic - parallels with 1920s-era alcohol prohibition
Post by: deloris on October 29, 2012, 07:17 am
nice comic. particularly liked from page 21 onwards (see attachment or http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/war-on-drugs/#page-21 ).

"Prohibition laws cultivate a drug culture of amplified danger and risk with the tragedies of drug abuse used as 'evidence' for even tougher laws. But how much harm is caused purely by the laws themselves."

how does everyone feel about Milton Friedman being the main character?

check out the vid at the end of the comic - he wants to do a comic on the 'rat park' drug addiction experiments! http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/blog/cartoon-blog/australian-cartoonist-box/
Title: Re: 'War On Drugs' online comic - parallels with 1920s-era alcohol prohibition
Post by: OzFreelancer on October 29, 2012, 08:36 am
I wanted to share this 28 page online comic on here.

The artist - a young Australian guy - draws parallels between Nixon's 'war on drugs' and alcohol prohibition in the 1920s. Fascinating stuff.

http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/war-on-drugs/ (clearnet)

This guy's brother also wrote a very good article on Silk Road for Australian Penthouse too. :)
Title: Re: 'War On Drugs' online comic - parallels with 1920s-era alcohol prohibition
Post by: deloris on October 29, 2012, 10:49 pm
oh yeah. thanks for the heads-up. here's a link to the Silk Road article:

http://andrewmcmillen.com/2012/02/07/australian-penthouse-story-the-high-road-silk-road-an-online-marketplace-like-no-other-february-2012/
Title: Re: 'War On Drugs' online comic - parallels with 1920s-era alcohol prohibition
Post by: 40lbsTOfreedom on October 29, 2012, 11:56 pm
"When we fight the war on drugs, we fight terrorism." - George Bush

LMFAO HILARIOUS. that one never gets old