Hollywood and the Drug Trade

             The Hollywood Left is quick to condemn activities with an alleged wider societal impact.  The Hollywood Left seems particularly concerned with things we do in the first world that have supposed consequences to those in the third world.    “Green” causes preventing famine in Africa, “fair trade” coffee that helps poor farmers, Tibet, and the Bush administration killing of civilians  in the war on terror are all examples of this phenomenon. 

            But what about the illicit drug use?  Each year the Columbian and Mexican cocaine cartels murder hundreds and terrorize families.  A recent report suggest that Mexican drug gang violence threatens to undermine the stability of the Mexican government.  Moreover, if Mexico and Columbia are too far from home, drive through your nearest inner city ghetto to see what the drug trade has wrought.  Yet, the Hollywood left has yet to fully embrace the condemnation of illegal drug use’s wider societal impact.  Imagine if Starbucks sold coffee that was purchased from murdering thugs, the WTO crowd would shut burn each one down.  However, many on the Left turn a blind eye to those purchase drugs like cocaine although the cost to produce the drug includes the loss of innocent human life, broken homes, and stolen futures. 

            This is just another example of the Left’s hypocrisy.  Enjoy your free trade shade grown coffee  and heroin, just remember the lives it took to get to you.