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The discussion moves to fentanyl, which is 50 times more potent than heroin and often sourced from labs in China via the internet. Mo notes that while the media focuses on police violence, the real threat to the black community is the influx of cheap, deadly synthetic opioids. He argues that the pharmaceutical industry, China, and Mexican cartels form a "real cartel" that the government refuses to dismantle.
The episode ends with a recording of James Brown reciting his poem "King Heroin," which personifies the drug as a destructive force that enslaves users and destroys communities. The poem serves as a final warning about the dangers of narcotics and a call for a "revolution of the mind" to escape the cycle of addiction and control.
A disagreement arises over whether Trump's movement was merely fandom or a reaction to genuine economic desperation. One host argues that the people who showed up in D.C. are facing poverty and drug addiction in their communities with no representation. They suggest that the current plight of the white working class is beginning to mirror the historical struggles of Black America, leading to a shared sense of being at the bottom of the system.
