This message brought to you by the United States Institute of Peace: Growing drugs good, growing food bad.
This message brought to you by the United States Institute of Peace: Growing drugs good, growing food bad.
Poppy has been replaced by wheat, a low-value crop, boding ill for the economy, poverty and the ban's future.
Holy shit that is one evil sentence.
not all all surprising when you understand america's northeast WASP elites were all opium dealers
Literally the logic that resulted in the Bengal famine.
Tropic Thunder was taking the piss when Bill Hader's character starts admiring Flaming Dragon for great profit margins due to their heroin operation.
I found this page on their website, it's real.
Which leads me to an important question: who the fuck are these assholes?
I've looked at their "Experts" page, I don't recognize anyone, I've looked at their "About" page, it's surprisingly low on info. Oh, their building in DC is "an iconic building that faces the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and that symbolizes our nation’s commitment to peace." Ok, but like, why is that on your "About" page, you fucking weirdos?!
So I'm at a loss. I'm sure (absolutely positive) there's info to be found here about this deeply shitty organization, but I think I'd have to spend hours and hours looking for weird connections, because they seem oddly reticent to tell casual visitors to their website anything about anything. And that weirds me the hell out. Who are these fucks?! Who is reading these (deeply shitty) articles they're writing?! Who funds them?! Why don't they have any board members listed where I can find them?!
its a CIA front OP
USIP is funded annually by the U.S. Congress. For fiscal year 2023 Congress provided $55 million.[12] Occasionally, USIP receives funds transferred from government agencies, such as the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Defense. By law, USIP is prohibited from receiving private gifts and contributions for its program activities. The restriction on private fundraising was lifted for the public-private partnership to construct the USIP headquarters.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Institute_of_Peace#Budget
Their address on Google is listed as "Government Offices", which is really funny. Things also get funnier when you see that their address isn't secret or anything, since it's listed on their site as "2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037", which seems to be a real place.
Highly recommend the TrueAnon episode about the Afghan opium trade that mysteriously only existed during the US occupation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekUrnL8njek
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
why is the Institute of Peace trying to drive a wedge between me and my Grain Husband
Reminder that before the US invaded in 2001, the Taliban wiped out Opium production in Afghanistan in order to receive foreign aid.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/25/afghanistan.terrorism8
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/feb/21/drugsandalcohol.afghanistan
British empire shit
Wait wtf they actually have a ministry of peace? Lmfaooo
They’re doing a real life
bitThe Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation.
I mean it's supposed to not be a government thing, but one of the other users mentioned it's a CIA front, so it's one step removed.
Babylon 5 without the cool aliens
"Wheat, a low value crop" not if you want to eat it
Incidentally, when
does it, suddenly it's very important and an economic stapleAnother banger article from The Coeliac Warmonger. They hate 2 things: Wheat and peace.
The implications of feeding your people instead of providing US drug companies with cheap opium that can sell at a massively inflated price to a hooked public.
Insanely mask off
Me_in_victoria3
Making peace possible
Opium Wars: Episode 2: Attack of The Grain
Peace is when Third Opium War
i mean it ruined my life and killed my friends but ngl it would be better then fentanyl
Which raises the real question here... Is there even a market for illicit naturally produced opiates anymore? Who would bother purchasing when you have to risk so big on the import?
One of their experts on Middle East and North African affairs is litterally called Yacubian lol
Death to America
“Noooooo….not my precious ECONOMY!1!”
Yeah, what has this ‘economy’ ever done for me?
Reposting @emizeko@hexbear.nets post about the US drug trade https://hexbear.net/comment/3838265