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Jul 30, 2021 1 hr 18 min

25. The Opium Wars, pt. 1

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Part 1 of 2 in the Opium Wars series. You’ve heard about the wildly successful ‘War on Drugs’, right? Remember D.A.R.E.? ‘Just Say No’? Well what if we told you that the ‘anti-drug’ narrative pushed by Western governments isn’t really the whole story? What if instead of ‘Just Say No’, the motto was ‘You absolutely better say Yes or we’ll literally murder you lol’? What if governments were the ones selling the drugs? Oh boy, here we go again... Follow the Cohong on Twitter: @leftunreadpod (also our instagram) @poorfidalgo @gluten_yung you can also email us at [email protected] with ideas, suggestions, you name it. Original music provided by Interesting Times Gang, who are on bandcamp here: itgang.bandcamp.com

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