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by tim333 2364 days ago
Well as one of the earlier links said

>Nixon advisor: We created the war on drugs to “criminalize” black people and the anti-war left

so it was more their political enemies in general rather than a race. Not to say it wasn't part racist.

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read the whole thread man. I don't think anyone here doubts that drug enforcement in America is racially motivated, but you're the third person to cite that very dubious quote.