Imperialism and illicit drugs commonly go together. However, with Taliban opium eradication efforts in full effect, heroin is in short supply, and experts fear that a new fentanyl crisis could be brewing in the US.
  • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
    108·
    1 year ago

    They were directly responding to your words, to disprove them.

    except they didn’t disprove them. US Marines also peed a lot while they were there, but it’s not why they are there. it proves nothing.

    Do you really not see the connection between the comments?

    correlation ≠ causation

      • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
        105·
        1 year ago

        You’ve moved the goalposts, but no matter.

        “I know you are but what am I?” is not a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5. (borrowed form another comment)

        Operation Enduring Freedom was sold as a war on terrorism

        see, you even admit that it wasn’t about opium.

        the US repeatedly cited opium as a target of the war because they claimed it funded the Taliban.

        you’re welcome to cite sources to back up your claims. and I’ll be happy to point out how the timeline doesn’t support your assertions that the war was about opium, it just happened to be something the US did while we were there.

        Or did you think it was retaliation for 9/11 or something?

        what I think is irrelevant. that facts are what matter.

        I have American friends who died defending those poppy fields. I remember it all very well.

        irrelevant. present facts. not anecdotes or your feelings.

        Also do feel free to explain how this is any way relevant to the conversation:

        correlation ≠ causation

        I have, repeatedly. your inability/refusal to understand is not my problem.

          • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
            84·
            1 year ago

            You don’t seem to be capable of following the conversation

            I’m perfectly capable of noticing when people move the goalposts because they can’t prove their argument with facts, as I keep pouting out. raging about it doesn’t change this fact or any other facts.

            Oh my, you are really lost!

            not according to the facts. if this continues to confuse you, that’s not my problem.

            I’m sorry that I do not know how to find search results from 2001

            not my job to prove your argument.

            Yes, that’s why I was trying to figure out why you are struggling with them.

            “I know you are but what am I?” is not a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5.

            you’ve presented nothing but anger, insults, and logical fallacies, none of which are convincing of anything other than that, when you can’t argue the facts in good faith, you resort to these bad-faith tactics ad nauseam because, so blinded by anger and hate, you can’t handle defeat.

            Well that pretty much confirms my suspicions

            so you admit to arguing from a position of clear and obvious bias. we get it— you hate the US. this has zero bearing on the facts— just that you like to insult people when you lose an argument.

            Ah, so you do realize that it makes absolutely no sense lol

            I’m not responsible for your lack of comprehension.

            Looks like my job is done here. Rage on, little snowflake.

            the finest projection in all the land.

    • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      187·
      1 year ago

      You selectively picked an activity that American soldiers would do everywhere (peeing) over something they did only in Afghanistan (guarding opium fields) only because it would support your argument.

      That my dear good m’sir is a classic case of cherry picking.