I was a conservative, and started questioning the war on drugs.
'We' weren't winning, but there was this mentality that if we let our guard down, the drugs would come flooding in (all by themselves) and ruin everyone's lives.
I realised most of the people I knew who abused drugs already had ruined lives, and figured maybe attacking them might be a bad way of helping them.
If you're curious and brave, you'll get here eventually.