Notices by gnate (gnate@ohai.social)

@goatsarah
Goose. It's what's for Christmas Dinner.

@goatsarah Bark, or honk? @fesshole

@RickiTarr
A bit ironic, considering the roots of Protestantism.
@mentallyalex

@apps
Is this now supported by Mastodon, or just on other types of servers?

@freemo
To play devil's advocate one last time, the quote could be real, and Erlichman could have been just plain wrong. (But not about the racism in the Nixon administration.)
@Oggie @MelodyCooper

@freemo
For what it's worth, I see the veracity of the quote is contested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ehrlichman#Drug_war_quote

@Oggie @MelodyCooper

@freemo I see. I think the closest I can come to reconciling the legislation and the quote is that it includes the campaign, and the strategy of the administration as a whole, which may be in contrast to what was actually enacted. The intention was there, in pursuit of attacking certain groups.
@Oggie @MelodyCooper

@freemo
While I agree the "banned drugs" conclusion isn't supported by Erlichmann's quote (or legislative history (from what I understand,) the broader concept of "associating" certain drugs with those groups ostensibly provided cover for unbalanced enforcement of existing laws (persecution). "Plausible deniability" is par for the course in the Nixon administration, when it comes to racism, among other tactics/goals. @Oggie @MelodyCooper