Mexico's drug war & Turkish internet censorship

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Rasha Abdulla of the American University in Cairo are with us today on the orange couch. We're talking about Mexico's drug war and May 8 national protest, plus the Turkish internet censorship debate.

Category:

• News
• Science & Tech

Tags:

• Reddit
• Internet Censorship
• thestream
• Mexico
• drug war
• Rasha Abdulla
• cairo
• youtube
• Alexis Ohanian
• turkey
• american university

[Wescosibadan]

Good!!

[GreenmeGo]

Nice report

[LorinServan]

In Turkey fuck turkish men children.

[derZyklusII]

that cairo prof needs some fashion advice.

[Shilohmx1]

ya todos saben que la cia y sus paramilitares y mercenarios estan detras de la violencia y del terrorismo, para que se hacen tontos? los medios masivos apestan!

[zubairalihussain]

@TheRetiredtrucker I understand where ur coming from, but you have to realize, punishing drug addicts not just only doesn't help, but it makes matters worse.Did you read the global commission on drug policy report? It's a panel of very high up people, many heads of state, the u.n. and famous entrepreneurs including richard branson.

[TheRetiredtrucker]

@zubairalihussain But again, people have to take responsibility for their actions. I don't believe anyone in our society is ignorant of the effects of narcotics, both to them and society. How long do you want to coddle them, sorry drug use was a choice.... you make the choice you pay consequences

[zubairalihussain]

@TheRetiredtrucker Google "Global Commission on Drug Policy" and read the report. It won't take too long to read. Again, I hope your view on this issue will be more educated, humane, moral, and practical in the future.

[zubairalihussain]

@TheRetiredtrucker People who ingest narcotics are not immoral or selfish people. Drug dependence is a complex disease caused by a mixture of physical,social and psychological problems.Yes tax $ goes to methadone clinics or any other maintenance or harm reduction clinics but you would have to pay more tax dollars for jail. Which do you think is more effective? Google "Global Commission on Drug Policy" and read it.I hope you will take a more educated, humane, and practical stance on this issue.

[TheRetiredtrucker]

@zubairalihussain No actually, the selfish ones are the people who ingest narcotics and then need to be taken care of by society. When we have to pay for the methadone clinics and associated crimes committed by the degenerates who choose to destroy their live and the lives of those around them, think that's infringing on our rights isn't it? So who's more selfish?