Flashman Explains the Opium Wars
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Rather liked the version of “Chinese” Gordon played by Charlton Heston when he simply hanged the perpetrators, never mind his superiors thought it a bit excessive.
For China, substitute the United States. For opium, substitute cannabis.
JOHN NILES You can add fentanyl to your opium substitute list. A lot of it comes from China.