40 year anniversary of war on drugs.

It is forty years since Nixon launched his so called war on drugs. After the spending of more than $1 trillion drugs are more available and cheaper on uS streets than ever. Along with that the US regime imprisons its citizens at five times the average of the rest of the world. In 1980 there were 41,000 people in US jails for drugs. Today there are 500,000. Incredible. And when in prison only 14% get treatment. 

The war on drugs has nothing to do with drugs. US capitalism always has to have a war on something. It has to have this to divert the attention of its own working class from their own conditions and exploitation and to create an atmosphere of fear and willingness to accept increased repression. At present its the war on terror. 

As far as defeating drugs is concerned the war on drugs has been a complete failure. As far as controlling the mass of the population, making massive profits out of the prison industrial complex, and strengthening the state apparatus, it has been a success. 

Sean.