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by hackuser 3506 days ago
> There no "white nationalist" appointee

In fact there are, including Steve Bannon. There also are religiously prejudiced appointees, such as Michael Flynn and Jeff Sessions. IIRC, that's 3 of the 4 appointees announced so far.

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Sessions is a drug warrior and against sentencing reform. He also voted against the don't tell don't ask repeal act of 2010.
I'm not sure what you mean. If you are adding to what I said, I agree. If you mean that your comment contradicts what I said, that doesn't make sense to me.

Also: The war on drugs is to some extent oppression of minorities, who are disproportionately targeted both by law (their vices get serious jail time, others' get treatment; look at the former crack/coke disparity, prescription drug abuse, and the focus on treatment and compassion now that heroin is a rural problem) and by law enforcement and the judiciary, where racial bias is well-established in research.

I believe that there is evidence that Nixon explicitly said he was pursuing it for that reason (also to go after people on the left).