Posted by dereklane
on November 4, 2009, 12:28 pm, in reply to "The media sets drugs policy. "
"Politicians can stand the pressure of corpses piling up in Helmand, but one corpse at a rave would be too much for their consciences. "
That is also an excellent point - at the heart of the racist policy of this government. Foreign corpses are less important (almost not important at all).
Not the essence of the article, but worth, I think, flagging again.
cheers,
Derek
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: 'All these politicians accept in private that
: the (current drug) law is in chronic need of
: reform. Yet should they dare murmur so, they
: seem terrified of being assailed by the
: Mail, the Sun and the Telegraph. They could
: handle the House of Commons. They could even
: carry their constituents. But the rightwing
: press holds them in thrall, perhaps because
: they feel powerless before its lash. Might
: their youthful indiscretions be discovered,
: or the antics of their children pursued?
:
: Politicians can stand the pressure of
: corpses piling up in Helmand, but one corpse
: at a rave would be too much for their
: consciences. Whenever I have tackled Home
: Office ministers, from Jack Straw and
: Charles Clarke to recent, less distinguished
: holders of the office, the response is the
: same. Don't even think about it, they cry.
: We would be crucified by the press .'
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: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/03/nutt-johnson-drugs-rightwing-press
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