If Trump had half a brain, he would not assail immigrants for eating Pets; he would talk about Fentanyl deaths engineered by China and implemented through Mexico.
I agree with much of this... likely all of it. I tend to tell people that I'm a "rational pragmatist." ie: I dislike the authoritarian notions of the "law and order" cheerleaders but I also admit the need for a strong military and a competent and, armed as necessary, police force.
It seems odd that this makes "liberals" nervous. This seems obvious.
Have far too much experience with the fentanyl crisis with my addict child, I tend to focus my advocacy on rational healthcare policies and legal reforms than the source. My concern being that if not source A it will be source B and then source C, until such a time as we mitigate the "why" of the addict.
But it strikes me that we could put some diplomatic teeth (trade and money related) to cause the government to do the cracking down. I don't know the answer but we may not be able to take much moral high ground in this effort. At least not with a straight face.
I agree with much of this... likely all of it. I tend to tell people that I'm a "rational pragmatist." ie: I dislike the authoritarian notions of the "law and order" cheerleaders but I also admit the need for a strong military and a competent and, armed as necessary, police force.
It seems odd that this makes "liberals" nervous. This seems obvious.
Have far too much experience with the fentanyl crisis with my addict child, I tend to focus my advocacy on rational healthcare policies and legal reforms than the source. My concern being that if not source A it will be source B and then source C, until such a time as we mitigate the "why" of the addict.
But it strikes me that we could put some diplomatic teeth (trade and money related) to cause the government to do the cracking down. I don't know the answer but we may not be able to take much moral high ground in this effort. At least not with a straight face.