In short, ending the conflict would mean more freedom and privacy for true Americans because the conflict itself provides control through the perpetuation of class and race warfare, search and seizure protocols, sentencing and incarceration, and indirectly through taxation. Robert Lugar, son of Senator Richard Lugar, was quickly released after being arrested and charged with marijuana in contrast to the multitudes of other less fortunate and less connected everyday citizens. Either way, he will get you out on bail quickly. But for millions of drug war criminals currently held in jail, it isn't so easy. The elite and powerful are not expected to play and do not have to play by the same rules.
Class warfare is good for communism because it pits groups against each other.
By playing one group off another with rules and regulations that seem to benefit or limit one of the groups, the government ultimately controls both. Class warfare is also exemplified through the differential treatment of Plato's spirit and appetite classes. As our government transforms our policemen into futuristic soldiers in the war on drugs, they also guarantee and deliver special treatment if corruption occurs. Unfortunately, many officers are not immune to the lure of easy money created by the very drug laws they are meant to uphold. After all, they are human.