I think narcotics legislation has worked fine for most nations. Only one declared war on drugs though, which has not panned out super well I'd say. It has amounted to kicking extra hard on those lying down in many ways.
Attacking this and attacking that, I'm describing a mentality that I come across as a European on HN a lot. It has a little bit to do with you, as I said, I'm picking up on this same sense of "lol look at those dumb Europeans, they don't know what's best for the market," I think you'd agree that this mentality is fairly strong in the US. The US is many things, but humble is not a word I'd use.
You shouldn't pick up that sense, you shouldn't assume people are calling entire peoples dumb, etc. I think that mentality you assume is absolutely not very strong. In many cases, envy and embarrassment is much stronger. By arguing from your assumed perspective you are not doing so in good faith and disappointing.
Attacking this and attacking that, I'm describing a mentality that I come across as a European on HN a lot. It has a little bit to do with you, as I said, I'm picking up on this same sense of "lol look at those dumb Europeans, they don't know what's best for the market," I think you'd agree that this mentality is fairly strong in the US. The US is many things, but humble is not a word I'd use.