re: #336 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Actually and interestingly, one of the misconceptions many have is linking Taliban to the poppies. When they came to power in Afghanistan, they cut production by a lot - half or more. When the Taliban got kicked out, production began to increase (though not to pre-taliban levels).
I’ve argued in other places that fighting both drugs and the Taliban and thinking they’re the same is failing to know the enemy.