THE GOVERNMENT MAKES SURE YOU ARE ALWAYS ADDICTED
- Madhukar Dama
- 12 hours ago
- 5 min read
Not by accident — by design.
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1. THEY LICENSE ADDICTION, THEN TAX IT
Liquor is banned in some states — but government-run shops exist in most.
Tobacco kills millions, yet it’s sold near every school.
Gutka is banned, but openly sold under alternate names.
Opium is still cultivated legally in India — for export, and for “controlled use.”
Why?
Because addiction is a guaranteed tax stream.
A sober citizen is free.
An addicted citizen is predictable and profitable.
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2. THEY NEVER EDUCATE — ONLY WARN IN FINE PRINT
School textbooks talk about freedom fighters, but not how alcohol enslaves families.
Cigarette packs show graphic warnings — but shops never stop selling to minors.
Rehabilitation is expensive, underfunded, and hidden.
Why?
Because they don’t want to kill the addiction.
They want to manage it — not erase it.
They want users, not corpses.
They want slaves, not corpses.
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3. THEY MAKE DRUGS SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FOR MEN
A village drunk is considered “normal.”
A corporate man drinks every night — and is considered successful.
Celebrities are never jailed for drug use — they’re sent to “rehab.”
Why?
Because men who drink don’t revolt.
They beat their wives instead.
They forget their dreams.
They spend, borrow, and sleep.
They don’t organize.
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4. THEY PROTECT THE SUPPLY CHAIN, NOT THE FAMILY
Liquor barons fund elections.
Police protect alcohol trucks.
Ministers inaugurate new brands.
Local booths open at 10 AM sharp, even during curfews.
But families destroyed by addiction?
Ignored.
Wives of alcoholics?
Mocked.
Children of drunk fathers?
Silenced.
The economy must flow — even if blood flows at home.
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5. THEY SHIFT BLAME TO CULTURE OR CHOICE
“It’s part of celebration.”
“It’s personal liberty.”
“Only a few abuse it.”
All lies.
A free choice is when full awareness is given.
Not when addiction is marketed in festivals, movies, cricket matches, and family dinners.
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6. THEY BLOCK NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
Hemp is illegal in most forms.
Tribal healing herbs are banned.
Even fermented foods are regulated.
But whisky and rum?
No shortage.
No bans.
No awareness.
Why?
Because natural highs create insight.
Synthetic highs create stupor.
Governments fear awareness.
They feed stupor.
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7. THEY USE ADDICTION TO CONTROL THE POOR
In slums, liquor is cheaper than clean milk.
Workers get paid in alcohol.
Women are told: “He’s a man. Let him drink.”
Entire rural economies are held hostage by addiction.
An addicted labourer never asks for land.
He asks for his next drink.
And votes as told.
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8. THEY ADDICT THE YOUTH EARLY
Flavoured cigarettes.
Pocket liquor bottles.
“Energy drinks” laced with caffeine addiction.
OTT shows normalize drug use as rebellion.
And no school teaches withdrawal.
No syllabus teaches inner clarity.
Because inner clarity frees minds.
And frees minds are dangerous.
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CONCLUSION: THIS IS NOT NEGLIGENCE — THIS IS STRATEGY
You are not addicted by mistake.
You are addicted by design.
Governments don’t stop your addiction.
They budget for it.
They profit from it.
They rule through it.
Because a drunk man votes.
A sober man revolts.
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THE DRUNK VOTES. THE SOBER REVOLTS.
the shop opens at 10 a.m.
but the drunk is already there
waiting
like it’s his temple.
and in a way,
it is.
because god doesn’t answer
but the bottle does.
he buys poison
with his own sweat
drinks it
and forgets
that he has children
a spine
a vote
and a voice.
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he didn’t invent this system.
he was born into it.
his father drank.
his uncle died drunk.
his brother drinks quietly.
his mother hides behind silence
and the government
sells it all
neatly packaged
taxed
regulated
and blessed by the smiling face
of a chief minister
who cuts ribbon on new distilleries.
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they don’t give you clean food
but they give you a bottle.
they don’t give you clean air
but the smoke is legal.
they don’t give you courage
but they numb your pain.
they don’t give you health
but they give you enough addiction
to keep you quiet.
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the laborer drinks
to forget his broken back.
the software guy drinks
to forget his empty soul.
the soldier drinks
to forget the border he doesn’t believe in.
the politician drinks
to toast another win
paid for by liquor barons.
and nobody asks
why?
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schools never teach
how to say no.
only how to score marks.
temples never ban
the drunk from praying.
only the menstruating woman.
homes never ask
why the son drinks every weekend
they only ask
why the daughter came late.
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they say
“drink responsibly.”
like you can dance with a demon
and not get bitten.
they say
“it’s personal choice.”
but they make sure
you see it in movies
in ads
in cricket matches
in festivals
in grief
and in love.
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you get drunk
and beat your wife.
you get drunk
and forget your shame.
you get drunk
and vote as told.
you get drunk
and dream of escape
but never take the first step.
because drunk men
don’t start revolutions.
they start fights.
they cry.
they collapse.
they comply.
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and the state watches.
counts the revenue.
protects the supply.
smiles on TV.
and says:
“we care about the people.”
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but behind every liquor shop
there is a hungry child.
behind every cigarette
there is a lung
rotting in silence.
behind every gutka ad
there is a face
that will never smile again.
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they say
alcohol is a choice.
but they never gave you
the option of clarity.
they say
cigarettes are for adults.
but the child buys it
while skipping school.
they say
they don’t encourage addiction.
but they fund it
promote it
and protect it.
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the drunk is not the criminal.
he is the evidence.
the real drug lord
wears white.
wins elections.
and calls himself
the protector of the people.
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so if you are sober,
they fear you.
because you see.
and if you see,
you might speak.
and if you speak,
others might wake up.
and if they wake up,
the system falls.
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so stay drunk, citizen.
stay distracted.
stay obedient.
stay dying.
because the drunk votes.
but the sober revolts.
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