Drug use
From James, that saw this at Steven's, an article on how they are trying to attack the cocaine traffic with the help of the textile industry, by making panties and bras:
"We are opening up a universe of new possibilities for Colombia's rural communities," said Gabriel Silva, head of the Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers, which along with the French Embassy, the UN drug office and Carrefour is promoting the alternative development project.
The project was conceived when farmers in the coffee-growing region began cultivating illicit drug crops, which swelled the ranks of Colombia's leftist rebel and right-wing paramilitary groups that control the trade.
The project was conceived when farmers in the coffee-growing region began cultivating illicit drug crops, which swelled the ranks of Colombia's leftist rebel and right-wing paramilitary groups that control the trade.
Three very important things:
- The bulk of the production occurs in zones that lack easy access and definitely abandoned and forgotten by the government. That is why the guerrilla and the narco-traffickers had so much power: they were, for many years, the de facto government there.
- This program is going to benefit families in Valle del Cauca, where a huge recession hit after the fall of the Ochoa clan. However, el Valle has always been an industrial department, and has superb infrastructure and appeal for investors.
- No matter how much you pay 800 women in their cottage industries, you can not erradicate drugh trafficking unless you eliminate first the demand, specially the one doming from the USA: 20 million consumers can't be wrong, can they?
Or what, is Hollywood and WallStreet suddenly start throwing parties where guests inhale panties? Or are they simply give bras to the nice strippers they want to fuck? How many thongs for a Lexus, do you think?
Naive and stupid solutions.
Comments
hehe I love the way you so graphicly word things.
Posted by: Liz | December 10, 2003 8:21 AM