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>>Ozarki+(OP)
Here is what the discussion looked like almost a decade ago: >>9626985

Very striking to see how the sentiment has drastically shifted, while the facts of the case did not. There is a really cultural shift visible in how this issue is seen on here.

>>consta+2v1
What I don't understand is why Donald Trump, of all people, is being lenient on drug traffickers.

>>immibi+sz1
Basically he did it to get the vote of the right-libertarians. He made a promise to them.

They idolize Ross for creating a drug market because they view it as freedom of speech.

>>hoppp+JC1
I don't think I buy this. He doesn't need to care about citizen votes anymore, and how big is the libertarian with a capital 'L' true believer block in Congress? Is there any? I'm not sure there was ever any political support for Ross Ulbricht.

Has to be something else going on here, none of the explanations in this thread are hitting it on the head for me.

>>idiots+FN1
If he wants to make the most of his next/last four years as president, then he needs to keep his supporters happy enough to vote in Republican congressmen in two years. Many of his supporters are the type to not vote at all because they think politicians are all two-faced liars, so it's important to keep them sufficiently moralized to vote in 2026.