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Critics frame US policy as an endless 'War on Violence'

Original: 🇺🇸 Today I learned of the "War on Violence". Paradoxical as it sounds, I felt it perfectly captured much of # US domesti

A US commentator is drawing attention to what they call the 'War on Violence', arguing the phrase captures a pattern in American domestic and foreign policy. They point to the 'War on Drugs' and current conflicts, claiming Washington repeatedly invokes preventing violence as a pretext for unleashing far more of it.

Why now: Ongoing US conflicts and drug policy debates are prompting renewed criticism of American justifications for military and policing actions.

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• 🇺🇸 Today I learned of the "War on Violence". Paradoxical as it sounds, I felt it perfectly captured much of # US domestic & foreign policy. From the "War on Drugs" to current conflicts, the US continues to invoke the prevention of # violence as a pretext for unleashing far more… · madeindex · 9

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