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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I commented about this a few weeks ago as well, but there is an increasing crack problem starting in Antwerp and Brussels. It is seemingly coming out of nowhere and I wonder what's the deal with it. Brussels is hit worse than Antwerp, maybe the cartels running Antwerp have something to do with it, idk. But it is becoming more mainstream every day.

It comes in handy for right wing parties because it mainly seems to affect refugees and homeless people, who are creating tense situations at busy places in the cities.

Drugs aren't new. There's a cocaine war going on in Antwerp, with a grenade explosion every other day. But crack is new and it was there all of a sudden.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The increase in economic hardship as a result of NATO's war is a main cause I think, western Europe in particular is experiencing a lot of this and it's feeding into right-wing talking points. It's rough and likely is only going to get worse. Social democracy is rotting in real time.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reaching conspiracy nutjob territory here but it would not surprise me in the slightest if one of the three letter agencies is dropping crack into minority communities again in order to promote a more right wing Europe as a US partner.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

It's been done before and will be done again. I don't think it's conspiracy nutjob territory at all to consider connections between the state, and organized crime/drug cartels.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That is what happened where I live. The CIA has admitted to part of it. So you know it has to go so much deeper if they were willing to go even that far

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

In America the cops flooded the streets with cheap Crack for fun and profit. They made some money, and they got to ask for budget increases to handle the problems. I have no reason to belive this is any different