Cant find good sources, literally everything from "death penalty" to a $300 fine and a week or two in jail

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Honest answer: Don't bring drugs into a country that had the average lifespan of it's citizens dropped into the 30s for over a century by foreigners bringing drugs into said country. An alternative concept that would be more understandable would be; don't peddle alcohol among the native peoples that've suffered from 500 years of alchoholism inflicted on them by settler-colonialists peddling hooch to them. If the Native tribes were to regain their lands and form a nation, god willing, then declare the production, sale, and consumption of alchohol illegal with a specific death penalty targeted towards foreigners attempting to sell alchohol - I would support their choice as a people in full understanding of the historical context it's founded upon.

    Tl;DR: Stop projecting your values on other cultures, anglo.

    • Cowboyitis69 [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think putting anyone to death for selling drugs is an objectively bad thing, regardless of history.

      • My_Army [any]
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        3 years ago

        There are no objective laws, nor are human rights a thing, laws only make sense in the socio-cultural context they were created in, China doesn't execute drug smugglers for the heck of it. If imperialist aggression ceases, then expect drugs to be less harshly punished/decriminalized, not the other way around.

        • Pastaguini [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Right, because if there’s one position the feds have historically taken, it’s that penalties surrounding selling marijuana shouldn’t be too harsh.

    • Pastaguini [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah but we’re talking about pot, not heroin or something