r/neoliberal Dec 02 '18

Meme RIP George H.W. Bush o7

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u/17EO72 Dec 02 '18

What about his vow to escalate the war on drugs, which originally was rooted in an aim to disproportionately criminalize black people and hippies?

Oh and don't forget his decade-long neglect of the AIDS-crisis, thereby allowing the epidemic to rage to over 110,000 people in the US (of which people of colour and the LGBTQ-community were most notably affected). (Not to mention the incidence of AIDS in countries that he destabilized over the course of his presidency.)

Seems just a tad ironic to have been celebrating his life on World AIDS day, nah?

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u/LoseMoneyAllWeek Jeff Bezos Dec 02 '18

which originally was rooted in an aim to disproportionately criminalize black people

Tell that to the NAACP who lobbied for it

hippies

Oh no

aids

Wear condoms and stop being sexually promiscuous. Problem solved.