I think by now, most of us have seen the "D.A.R.E. was a cop pyramid scheme" video (if not, it's linked below). I got tagged so many times I felt like I needed to at least look into it; I remember going through the D.A.R.E. program in 5th grade myself, so curiosity got the best of me. What I learned by dipping my toe in, looking for MLM and Pyramid Scheme connections, was way more than I ever expected. Racism, Police propaganda, MLM sponsorships, and thousands upon thousands of kids who loved and fondly remember a government funded program whose cost could not justify its means.

Show Notes

D.A.R.E Pyramid Scheme video

Things I Learned Last Night Podcast

21 Chump Street

D.A.R.E. Cartoon

Officer Rich Agundez

r/antiMLM : Found my D.A.R.E. workbook from 2002 and Herbalife is a national sponsor

Sources

D.A.R.E. Master Source List

Drug Prevention Placebo

D.A.R.E

D.A.R.E. Is More Than Just Antidrug Education—It Is Police Propaganda

The Influence Continuum

Out of MLM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The BITE Model⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LAMLM Book Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MLM Dupes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

How can you help?

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Truth in Advertising⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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