I grew up in NYC during the height of the crack epidemic. No one legitimate went out after dark and we slept on the floor for fear of accidentally catching a bullet meant for a rival dealer.
It wasn't Regan, or the cops or "systemic racism" that made us afraid and kept the streets dirty. It was greed and a ghetto mentality (get rich quick and screw my people) that made it happen. The crappy economy from the 70s helped - you couldn't get a job but you could sling crack on a corner.
The archival footage was eye opening for my kids. They couldn't imagine the streets looking as bad as they did. People forget the vacant lots, garbage and rampant crime that was everywhere.
The agenda pushing and blaming the white man for all our problems gets old. I made it out - with no arrest record, drug use or anything else thanks to the military and the education it got me. These former dealers act like it's a great thing and show no remorse. Not one talks about murders or the violence they had to perpetuate to destroy or neighborhoods and make money for themselves. Instead, it takes the government conspiracy angle. Another wasted Netflix "documentary" designed to push more racial strife.
It wasn't Regan, or the cops or "systemic racism" that made us afraid and kept the streets dirty. It was greed and a ghetto mentality (get rich quick and screw my people) that made it happen. The crappy economy from the 70s helped - you couldn't get a job but you could sling crack on a corner.
The archival footage was eye opening for my kids. They couldn't imagine the streets looking as bad as they did. People forget the vacant lots, garbage and rampant crime that was everywhere.
The agenda pushing and blaming the white man for all our problems gets old. I made it out - with no arrest record, drug use or anything else thanks to the military and the education it got me. These former dealers act like it's a great thing and show no remorse. Not one talks about murders or the violence they had to perpetuate to destroy or neighborhoods and make money for themselves. Instead, it takes the government conspiracy angle. Another wasted Netflix "documentary" designed to push more racial strife.