| hey vampiro - IM not working right now. sorry!
ft - i see your point. I think it'd depend a lot on who initiated the transaction. If a peddlar offered free sample(s) to a prospective junkie, then yeah - u can say that the peddlar is exploiting the junkie. But, if a friend introduces another friend to coke and gives him contact info of his dealer, i dont see how you can blame the dealer for exploitation (unless you go to a 3rd degree of contact)
also, IMO addiction does not necessarily transpire into exploitation, because if that was the case a lot of what we define as 'needs' (clothing, coffee, food, softdrink, cigs, tv, refrigerator, electricity, internet etc.) that can fall under addicted category would be exploitation
so my opinion - if the buyer is the bigger fool (for doing it because of boredom or followin the crowd), the seller will sell it coz that is what is expected and is not exploitation per se
as i mentioned before, afaik a lot of ppl involved in drug peddling business arent what you would define as "poors"
as for examples of poor exploiting the rich - maybe something unrelated but food for thought - african countries getting highest per capita aid, but not doing anything to improve their economy/std. of living. Having AA after 400+ years of US independence, quotas after 57 years of independence, etc. etc. which might not have monetary cost but a higher social cost |