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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

There's no sane reason for this except to stand in awe of the reach of Western conservatism.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

sees the whole world doing something

Look how the West has influenced the world!

I think this more of an indication that conservatism is not a strictly Western thing.

[–] r_se_random 5 points 7 months ago

I'll recommend reading up on the history of cannabis bans. There were multiple countries which were coersed into criminalising marijuana to open trade with America. Don't remember if that was Raegan or Nixon.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

a bit narrow minded to think these issues only revolve around """the west""". there's a lot of shit involved