Bernie Thinks Minorities Can Only Sell Drugs

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(02-27-2020, 11:43 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that there is more context to this statement that would make it not as much of a problem.

Edit: Ok, yeah, watched the clip. Context here matters. Why was he specifying those groups? Because those are the groups disproportionately affected by the "war on drugs." I highly doubt that is the only plan he has for racial minorities to be helped economically, but focusing on helping those most affected by the unjust policies in this way is, I think, an outstanding idea.

Ok, unjust policies, so change the laws, but, as I pointed out below, whites use marijuana at a higher rate than minorities, so why would he think minorities can only open weed shops?

Why is he only now concerned about helping minorities open businesses?  Is it because he's a racist old guy that thinks only minorities use marijuana and that's the only thing they can sell?

(02-27-2020, 11:57 AM)Dill Wrote: First of all, he didn't say he wants to "monopolize the marijuana industry to minorities." 

He said he would help those communities most ravaged by the racist war on drugs--not corporations--get an inside track on the marijuana market.

That's good, not bad. 

But Trump daily says things that are really bad while thousands cheer, especially corporations. 

He was just acquitted of manifestly impeachable offenses.  Little danger of being hanged.

Why is all this ok to you, but Bernie is a "psycho"?

What offenses did Trump commit that were impeachable?  There was a lot of money spent to try and impeach him and did a lot of investigation but they couldn't, so seems weird to me that you'd have some inside information that they didn't.

Why wouldn't he have been campaigning to help them open other businesses?  Why only marijuana?  "That's good, not bad," makes you sound like Bernie when he was talking about people lining up to get bread in socialists countries, so is that good, too?

As I pointed out below, white men use marijuana at a higher rate than minorities, but he only thinks that minorities would be motivated by the idea of selling legal marijuana?  Or does he think it will be easier to do?  Isn't that racist?  Why not other businesses?

(02-27-2020, 12:38 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: There are many people who believe minorities face racial inequities when trying to start businesses to sale legalized marijuana in these new markets.

Sanders’ goal is to promote equal opportunities to own these types of businesses. He certainly isn’t trying to establish monopolies along race as you incorrectly surmised.

So why would starting a business to sell legal marijuana be any different than starting any other business?  Does he believe marijuana is a drug for only minorities?

He didn't say he'd make it easier to open a business for marijuana than it would be to open any other business.

Studies say that white men are more likely to smoke marijuana at a higher percentage than minorities:

Quote:Of all the demographics ranked, the population most likely to use weed are young white men.

(02-27-2020, 02:20 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: What a hysterically bad take.

You've really outdone yourself, Brad.

How so?  

Why not start businesses for anything else?  Why's starting a business for marijuana sale their only way to make it a living?