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Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - Devils Advocate - 08-28-2015 Link to the Stink Quote:Bolivia — After the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was kicked out of Bolivia, the country was able to drastically reduce the amount of coca (cocaine) produced within its borders. There's nothing to see here ... RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - 6andcounting - 08-28-2015 The CIA bringing cocaine to poor, black communities is supposed to be a dumb conspiracy - not a 3 decade old standard practice. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - jakefromstatefarm - 08-28-2015 Government intervention FTW RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - SteelCitySouth - 08-28-2015 (08-28-2015, 04:11 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: Government intervention FTW LOL...You do realize this is one governmental agency taking over for another governmental agency. Therefor any and all "wins" would be attributed to a governmental agency. It's like I don't even have to try. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - jakefromstatefarm - 08-28-2015 (08-28-2015, 04:19 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: LOL...You do realize this is one governmental agency taking over for another governmental agency. Therefor any and all "wins" would be attributed to a governmental agency. Maybe in your next post you can be a little more transparent. This post makes zero sense. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - fredtoast - 08-30-2015 (08-28-2015, 10:27 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: Maybe in your next post you can be a little more transparent. So you really were giving congratulations to liberal government intervention for reducing the cocaine crop in Bolivia? Or did you not read the article? http://theantimedia.org/cocaine-production-plummets-after-dea-kicked-out-of-bolivia/ The strategy employed by the Bolivian government may be a surprise to many prohibitionists because it did not involve any strong-arm police state tactics. “Bolivia has adopted a policy based on dialogue, where coca cultivation is allowed in traditional areas alongside alternative development [in others],”Antonino de Leo, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s representative in Bolivia, told VICE News. “It’s not only about making money off a crop. In the old fashioned alternative development approach, we substitute one illicit crop for a licit crop. It’s about a more comprehensive approach that includes access to essential services like schools, hospitals, and roads in areas that traditionally have been hard to reach,” Leo added. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - jakefromstatefarm - 08-30-2015 (08-30-2015, 01:12 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So you really were giving congratulations to liberal government intervention for reducing the cocaine crop in Bolivia? Or did you not read the article? How does this qualify as liberal government intervention? RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - fredtoast - 09-03-2015 (08-30-2015, 01:43 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: How does this qualify as liberal government intervention? Because the government intervened to address the problem. That is considered a liberal practice. Conservatives would have just said "Let the free market take care of it." or "We need to stop being soft on criminals." RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - SteelCitySouth - 09-03-2015 (08-28-2015, 04:19 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: LOL...You do realize this is one governmental agency taking over for another governmental agency. Therefor any and all "wins" would be attributed to a governmental agency. (08-28-2015, 10:27 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: Maybe in your next post you can be a little more transparent. (08-30-2015, 01:12 PM)fredtoast Wrote: So you really were giving congratulations to liberal government intervention for reducing the cocaine crop in Bolivia? Or did you not read the article? (08-30-2015, 01:43 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: How does this qualify as liberal government intervention? (09-03-2015, 10:46 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Because the government intervened to address the problem. That is considered a liberal practice. Horse...Water...Water....Horse. Still thirsty RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - Sociopathicsteelerfan - 09-03-2015 (08-28-2015, 01:19 PM)Devils Advocate Wrote: Link to the Stink An alternative explanation would be the known amount of cocaine produced plummeted. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - Devils Advocate - 09-03-2015 (09-03-2015, 10:51 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: An alternative explanation would be the known amount of cocaine produced plummeted. Maybe. I mean, it is heavily speculated that every single country in the Western Hemisphere is corrupt, except for those run by incorruptible, superior thinking white males, meaning -- we just can't trust what the government of countries south of the U.S. report, ya know? The bigger crime though is to condemn a plant ( coca ) that offers so many benefits to human health and nutrition. Quote:Plants have been used as both food and medicine since the beginning of our human journey on this planet, as far as we know it. For centuries we have been using plant remedies and medicines to prevent and cure all sorts of ailments. During the 1900’s we commercialized the synthesis of medicinal plant ingredients into pharmaceuticals. Today, we are coming back to working with the Plant Kingdom in a more connected and natural way. We are combining the best of what the ancient civilizations knew with what our modern science can tell us. RE: Bolivia kicks out DEA, cocaine production plummets - fredtoast - 09-03-2015 (09-03-2015, 01:55 PM)Devils Advocate Wrote: I mean, it is heavily speculated that every single country in the Western Hemisphere is corrupt, except for those run by incorruptible, superior thinking white males, meaning -- we just can't trust what the government of countries south of the U.S. report, ya know? This is why we need to go back to the good old days 50 years ago when we just supported "freedom fighters" all over Latin America who just happened to install US-friendly leaders after the coup. And elections down there were "free" when our guy won but "rigged" when the other side did. See: Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua |