Aren't those examples pretty well understood to have true motivations that differ from their "marketed" motivations? Those detriments are actually part of the hidden set goal that led to those programs existing in the first place.

* The war on drugs was motivated by racism and marketed on morality and harm.

* The war on terror was motivated by power & military-industrial-profits and marketed on fear.

* The prison system was motivated by punishment & revenge and marketed on lower crime.

It's the social equivalent of WONTFIX: Working as intended