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Originally Posted by icecube
Aside from the heinousness of the Gulf War for Oil, when I think of Bush I think of his zealous support of the war on drugs, and "tough on crime" bills that only lead to the mass incarceration of black people. Prison and jail populations exploded during his tenure. He wasn't afraid to appeal to the worst in his constituency with anti affirmative action appeals and fear tactics on civil rights. He wasn't a good guy. I don't think any neoconservatives are and I'm not ashamed to admit that.
Donald Trump taking things to a new low doesn't make any of these crappy presidents great men all of a sudden.
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Out of curiosity, did we know in the 80s the effect of "tough on crime" bills, and the actual effect with the war on drugs?
I mean, we know now they're horrible. But, the theory behind them does make some sense, if everyone says no to drugs, then the war on drugs would be fairly easy; if people are deterred by stiff penalties for criminal behaviour, it would seem to reason crime would go down.
We know there are other factors at play, but did they realize that then?
It's possible they did, I don't know (hence me asking).