Dodgy destructive dealing by demoniac elements..

“Historical records and contemporary scholarship confirm both of these dynamics as major examples of imperial powers leveraging addictive substances for economic and territorial gain.The British Opium Trade in ChinaTo reverse a massive trade deficit caused by importing Chinese tea, porcelain, and silk, the British Empire (primarily through the East India Company) began smuggling opium grown in India into China.The Scale: Despite repeated bans by the Qing Dynasty, British merchants aggressively expanded the illegal trade. By 1838, British merchants were importing thousands of chests of opium annually, leading to devastating addiction rates across Chinese society.The Opium Wars: When Chinese officials destroyed British opium supplies to enforce their domestic laws, Britain used military force. The resulting Opium Wars (1839–1842, 1856–1860) forced China to legalize the opium trade and cede Hong Kong to the British, cementing a period known in China as the “Century of Humiliation”.Alcohol in Indigenous North AmericaEuropean colonists and Western-led invaders systematically introduced potent, distilled alcohol to Native American populations as a tool of exploitation and diplomacy.The Trade Driver: Alcohol was heavily used in the lucrative fur trade. Traders often used the promise of spirits to manipulate Indigenous hunters, sometimes encouraging them to take on insurmountable debt in exchange for land and resources.The Aftermath: By providing free alcohol during negotiations and utilizing it to bypass the traditional cultural ceremonies surrounding pre-colonial, fermented drinks, colonists fostered devastating substance dependency that contributed to the ongoing health crises and dispossession of Native lands.”
On entering Iraq, some reported an increase in the availability of porn and alcohol the USA introduced.

As far as spirituality goes , a nation that openly allows intoxications of every kind , drink and drugs etc etc , and that also openly allows porn to be broadcast quite freely with little regulation , even the young and innocent are not spared . So , such a nation has its goal to destroy a country that itself has extremely strict controls in place in order to protect its citizens from addictions and excess that can do ,and frequently does , bring great harm . Such things as drink , drugs ,and porn , no doubt go on underground in strict Islam countries, but they are illegal and those caught are prosecuted.
Best leave such cultures alone . It’s a fools game to attempt to destroy or degrade a culture that is trying to administer something valuable , every theologian will agree that such principles are to be glorified spiritually speaking .

The important principles of purity are essential within societal affairs. The West has it badly out of kilt .
Hypocritical fanaticism you will find , in some quarters , of course,  reactionary elements,  who react to extremism become the extremism ,  look at Netenyaho’s murder campaign….led by extreme Zionist.
But as for the West,….The   further West you go, the further one is in Mayas grip and all restrictions are lifted , open porn , open drugs , open drinking….with no limits ..
Thus, Srila AC Bhavtivedanta Prabhupada immediately introduced four principles.. When he established ISKCON,  the intelligentsia at least must follow , that was AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada intentions to create a Vedic intelligentsia in the West , actually, they have no problems following principles of real freedom.
And Prabupada indicated….that if the West really knew what his intentions were , his invitations to countries would cease ..and indicated that some  day  such restrictions may come , from some quarters , and ISKCON would be hounded by demoniac governments. First they will laugh at us , then hate us , then love us , he once said.  Currently, we are not taken as a threat to  the libertines …However, we know Vedic culture means everyone has a place , even degraded persons can live …..but not as the lead …..as is in the Western libertine dynamics .
We should look broadly at all  societies,  and the benefits of them , many in the West, see the overall benefits of restrictions,  drink , drugs  porn,  the weapons of Kali. …

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