[lbo-talk] US upholds medical marijuana ban

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Thu Mar 15 17:22:22 PDT 2007


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>What frightens the elite is not crime and delinquency, but organized
>disciplined action of ordinary folk. Delinquency disrupts that discipline,
>and thus is desirable from the elite's point of view. It is also useful,
>because it justifies the buildup of the police state that can be quickly
>deployed if the ordinary people get their act together and challenge the
>powers that be.
>
Quite true. I remember reading that the attempt of black slaves to educate themselves was considered far more dangerous than general rowdiness or drunkedness.

Joanna



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