Straight Edge and Risk of Falling into the Right Wing
I guess maybe this is for a discussion. But something I have been wondering about is how can straight edge lead people into a trap of becoming right wing due to their thinking about drug abuse and drugs generally. I see a lot of anger and rage around addiction but also addicts. And I just feel like this could lead down a path of aiming anger at people afflicted with addiction and not the society that makes people want to escape from it.
To me socialism and straight edge go hand in hand. I want to embrace the world around me and confront the crises in our world from an unaltered perspective (shoutout Inclination). I want to develop a world where escape and numbing are less necessary.
How do you guys see straight edge in a broader social context? Do you have experience with people slipping into right wing thought because of it?
Just as a note I have somewhat recently seen stickers from the fascist Patriot Front org about avoiding poisons and this is what partially inspired the post.