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The Opium Wars, the House of Windsor, and Global Drug Conspiracies

from No Friends of Anyone · #29

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2 min

Tim draws a comparison to the British Opium Wars in China and speculates about the CIA and the British royal family being involved in pushing drugs into markets like the Philippines.

In this bit5 moments
  • 39:27Tim outlines the logic that drug users are necessarily part of the distribution system and damage to the country.
  • 39:54He draws a parallel to the Opium Wars, where Britain pushed opium onto China rather than the other way around.
  • 40:17Tim claims the U.S. government, CIA, and possibly the House of Windsor are all pushing drugs, particularly in the Philippine market.
  • 40:29He notes the absurdity of the conversation trajectory from eating pastries in a moldy apartment to discussing the royal family's drug conspiracy.
  • 40:48Fighting back against governments shoving drugs down people's throats, though Tim stops short of endorsing killing addicts as the solution.
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