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		orblivion on Nov 11, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Drug Cartel Murders Another Blogger Sad thing is, I wouldn't want to be a politician advocating the end of prohibition in Mexico right about now. EDIT: Or Arizona or Texas, I guess would be the more relevant point.

VladRussian on Nov 11, 2011 [–]

yep. That is the key. The primary beneficiary of the drug prohibition isn't cartels (who by the way risk their own lives), it is the whole government power structure.

orblivion on Nov 11, 2011 | [–]

Heh, I don't even mean that. I just meant that such a politician is liable to get assassinated.

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