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By Jacob Rabinovich, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
The War on Drugs: An Historical Hegelian Dialectic Perspective on the Totality of the War Machine
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By Jacob Rabinovich, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
Hi Jacob,
I love that you did your research project on the war on drugs! It's still a very prevalent issue. From reading your research and findings, I realized I had never thought about the true culpability of the government in the opioid crisis, because they are manufacturing and guarding the very drugs they are throwing people in jail for. That is all kinds of messed up. This is why I strongly believe that politicians and government officials who are so far removed from understanding mental health, the criminal justice system, and the psychology of community trauma should never step foot near any legislation regarding these issues, because they only make the situation worse.
Hi Jacob, what stood out to me from your poster was the topic that you chose and how its exposure impacts how we view the issue as a whole in our society. I believe from the way you explained and provided a detailed description of your methodology and findings, I was able to learn more about how the government has manipulated history for its own agenda. What measure do you think we should take to make this discovery more known and educate people more on the topic?
Hi Jacob, this presentation was super interesting and really complex. I would have never thought that the Afghanistan War and the Opioid epidemic were connected. To most American citizens, the impact of foreign wars on the homeland seems minimal, but we're just starting to unravel it. I have a question: you say that the cyclical cycle will continue due to a lack of legislation and proper law enforcement; do you foresee a possible answer to this problem? Many suggest a whole new economic system, like socialism... what do you think about this?
I decided to take a look at this poster because as a young African American male from Baltimore City it is normal to see families and friends torn apart due to petty possession charges. I was interesting to learn that there is possibly a connection between the military actions taken in Afghanistan over the past few decades and the ongoing opioid epidemic here in the United States although I don't fully understand it. It is insane to think about the fact that nearly 50 thousand people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. in 2019.
Hi Jacob,
What drew immediately to your presentation was your first four words "The War on Drugs." I am a strong believer that the war on drugs is racist and funded by the CIA and FBI to increase black incarceration rates and black poverty. I learned about how opium production in Afghanistan has increased since 2001. What do you think we can do to educate people on this subject because so many people are misinformed.