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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
Yeah, they were. And no one was downplaying by blaming it on enhanced awareness.
So why do so now? Because it’s opioids and not crack cocaine?
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Mostly yes.
It only becomes an "epidemic" when it is most convienent.
Add a perceived threat to society...
Some news stories that conjure feelz...
And...
Viola. You have an epidemic. Or a crisis.
It's not exclusive to just drugs though.
Any perceived threat to upper middle class suburbia/cosmopolitan America, it's a crisis or epidemic.
Prime example is opioids that were prescribed to treat chronic pain, creating addicts and coming with harmful side effects. Irritability, aggressive behavior, physical health issues...
Second prime example.
Firearms.
Whether you like her, hate her, agree with or disagree with, Dana Loesch hit a nail on the head in that town hall following Parkland that myself and many others have been saying for a long time.
You express outrage over this one case of a homicidal nut, because the media only panders to middle and upper middle class white suburban soccer mom's instilling fear of firearms and sowing distrust in others exercising their right to keep and bear arms, but absolute silence over the 50 or so who will succumb to a violent offender armed with a firearm in cities like Chicago Baltimore in just one weekend or one night. How privileged of you.
You are correct in your assessment sir.
It only becomes an epidemic or crisis if it effects middle/upper middle class America.
Just like there are problems in cities that often go on never making headlines for nefarious deeds comitted, or a legitimate problem, same happens in rural America.
There's no attention to be paid to both. That much is true.
Heroin was a big issue where I used to live. So was DWI.
Only a couple local news channels reported the fatalities.
One only if it were involving a high profile individual.
To most. When I state DWI was and is a plaguing issue there, it's seen as
if that's true why isn't it getting national coverage then chicken little?
Because it doesn't have any effect on suburbia/cosmopolitan NY.
If Jethro drank an 18 pack and wrecked his truck and it involved killing Becky Sue and her 3 kids? It might have made its way to local news channels. It did make its way to the local news paper though.
Nationally? Not at all.
Let it happen in or near Albany... let it involve someone prominent? It's a crisis and an epidemic.
All resources on deck to put DWI check points and more patrols out. For a month. To give the illusion something is being done about it.
It only becomes an epidemic or crisis when it leaves the undesirable areas and starts making its way to the 6 figure and up crowd. But when they do it, it's acceptable as a recreational activity. Like coke or pills.
Crack, Meth, that's poor people's drugs. That's disgusting.
If Jethro gets a DWI for drinking too much beer and doesn't kill or harm or even wreck? It's LOCK HIM UP!
Let Barry or Marvin from IBM or Global Foundries get popped swerving from drinking top shelf scotch, whiskey, bourbon?
Do you know who I am!? My taxes pay your salary you ungrateful prick! Your department will no longer get donations from me!
Like I said. It's only a crisis or epidemic when it no longer effects poor folks, whether residing out in the country side or in the down towns of major cities.
Add the societal sacred cow of the children, to get the soccer moms demanding action? Now it's really demonized.
It's good for a laugh really. Shows who and how many are emotionally compelled lemmings, ripe for media manipulation.
You name the potentially harmful person place or thing.
As long as it doesn't spill into the 6 figure and up crowd, it's okay.
Once it reaches that crowd. Then it's an epidemic, then it's a crisis.
But yes. You are correct in your assessment sir. If it harms, kills, presents a risk to
those people over there, that's okay. Let it get into suburbia/cosmopolitan America? Now it's an epidemic or crisis. All hands on deck! We've got a problem!