Much of the increase in opioid use and addiction is related to the loss of working class economic opportunity. The inability to achieve a good economic life destroys families and causes a flood of hopelessness and pain that people attempt to satiate with drugs.
It is incredible to me that Republicans are spit with the old establishment basically rejecting the working class electorate as the Democrat support the globalist march and unchecked immigration both which continue to destroy working class economic opportunity. This is also an issue for low income urban areas that have the worst labor surplus situations.
The great mistake was allowing China into the WTO, and then NAFTA and stupid trade policies that were promoted by American big business executives and Wall Street wanting their short-term gains... and the academic policy elite believing that we could reduce global conflict by exporting American working class prosperity to other countries while also importing other country's poverty.
Most of the social decay we are dealing with today can be traced directly back to these terrible economic policies. It started to decline in the 70s. Unfortunately the uniparty globalist cabal is effective in resisting a shift in policy to repair the damage.
It’s so easy to judge people who have fallen into a life of drugs, alcohol, and selling one’s soul. I used to. Until one of my best friends...a guy who had everything; looks, charm, talent...due to some very unfortunate circumstances, he went down that hole. Now I see homeless people with much more compassion.
People tend to look down on those who fall down the hole because they mistakenly believe it's about chasing a high or wanting to feel good. In reality, most people who turn to drugs/alcohol do so to alleviate pain. It's about wanting to not hurt.
I've spent plenty of time in Atlanta around the edges of the activity you describe. I've met Jenny, her friends and colleagues, talked to them, commiserated with them. It is clear to me that Fentanyl is being used by China as a weapon against the U.S.
Much of the increase in opioid use and addiction is related to the loss of working class economic opportunity. The inability to achieve a good economic life destroys families and causes a flood of hopelessness and pain that people attempt to satiate with drugs.
So true.
https://euphoricrecall.substack.com/p/requiem-for-the-american-dream
Anti-Trumper Bret Stephens, after leaving the WSJ to go to the NYT figured this out. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opinion/bret-stephens-trump-voters.html
It is incredible to me that Republicans are spit with the old establishment basically rejecting the working class electorate as the Democrat support the globalist march and unchecked immigration both which continue to destroy working class economic opportunity. This is also an issue for low income urban areas that have the worst labor surplus situations.
The great mistake was allowing China into the WTO, and then NAFTA and stupid trade policies that were promoted by American big business executives and Wall Street wanting their short-term gains... and the academic policy elite believing that we could reduce global conflict by exporting American working class prosperity to other countries while also importing other country's poverty.
Most of the social decay we are dealing with today can be traced directly back to these terrible economic policies. It started to decline in the 70s. Unfortunately the uniparty globalist cabal is effective in resisting a shift in policy to repair the damage.
It’s so easy to judge people who have fallen into a life of drugs, alcohol, and selling one’s soul. I used to. Until one of my best friends...a guy who had everything; looks, charm, talent...due to some very unfortunate circumstances, he went down that hole. Now I see homeless people with much more compassion.
People tend to look down on those who fall down the hole because they mistakenly believe it's about chasing a high or wanting to feel good. In reality, most people who turn to drugs/alcohol do so to alleviate pain. It's about wanting to not hurt.
Exceptionally, well written.
My gosh, is this good
I've spent plenty of time in Atlanta around the edges of the activity you describe. I've met Jenny, her friends and colleagues, talked to them, commiserated with them. It is clear to me that Fentanyl is being used by China as a weapon against the U.S.
Excellent writing. Outstanding. I even had euphoric recall, and it's been a few decades...
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
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Brad!! Will you take Micheal Knowles recent tweet thread and give it the Twitter Files treatment? I think it would be interesting to read.
Which thread are you referring to? I try not to send out too many, people tend to unsubscribe when I clutter their inboxes.
https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1615757028017819648?cxt=HHwWgMC-pZqdqewsAAAA
This thread. It’s not very long but pretty interesting I thought.
Interesting, hadn't seen that. Thanks for passing it along!
I don’t think it’s a proper Twitter Files (though I think someone at the DW should get to have a look) but it’s good.