Error correction: [[[ It's a clear sign that people can face reality on a daily basis without a daily (or, at least a periodic "fix"). ]]] should be "that people CANNOT..." --- Sorry.
1) Drug dealers kill women and children to get their products marketed. Legalize it, and you'll have those same killers eventually elected to government positions to maintain their control. Keep in mind that the consumption of drug isn't the only "intoxicating" element. The money earned from drug sales is perhaps even more-so; just ask the pharmas....and the murderous drug lords....and border guards....and the living victims of drug crimes...and, etc., etc., adnauseum.
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2) Making pot legal isn't a clear sign that "society is growing up". Nope (not to be confused with "dope"). It's a clear sign that people can face reality on a daily basis without a daily (or, at least a periodic "fix"). What if we could make some other "wrongs" right and enjoy the soberness of those things instead of getting high just to deal with the intolerable societal issues we all face?
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3) As a parent, I'm already in the mind-set that any arsewipe who sells ANY drug to my kids is going to be in my crosshairs. Now, I face the government making me a criminal for want to to protect my children from a wider-spread drug community operated by our elected officials, in the open, and then ultimately forcing me to pay taxes on "Drug Education" that they'll want to impose on kindergartens or rehab programs for the teens and adults whose only desired "Drug Education" was knowing how much a dime bag costs from "vendor A" as opposed to "vendor B".
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I'm sick of this already.
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I think rbt61's point has to do with general censorship of the masses by the few with power whether said power is a "birthright", military or financial.
Unfortunately, it is the BILLIONS of people around the globe who ALLOW only a FEW THOUSAND people to dictate our lives and regulate us into submission for fear of punishment by fines, jail terms or even death in some instances.
Red shirts? Queen Elizabeth? Rich Thais? Honestly ~ who cares. FREEDOM. That's all that counts.
Before you decide to comment on what I don't know about Thailand, you might want to consider where both my mother and I were born. Need a hint?
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Error correction: [[[ It's a clear sign that people can face reality on a daily basis without a daily (or, at least a periodic "fix"). ]]] should be "that people CANNOT..." --- Sorry.
1) Drug dealers kill women and children to get their products marketed. Legalize it, and you'll have those same killers eventually elected to government positions to maintain their control. Keep in mind that the consumption of drug isn't the only "intoxicating" element. The money earned from drug sales is perhaps even more-so; just ask the pharmas....and the murderous drug lords....and border guards....and the living victims of drug crimes...and, etc., etc., adnauseum. ---- 2) Making pot legal isn't a clear sign that "society is growing up". Nope (not to be confused with "dope"). It's a clear sign that people can face reality on a daily basis without a daily (or, at least a periodic "fix"). What if we could make some other "wrongs" right and enjoy the soberness of those things instead of getting high just to deal with the intolerable societal issues we all face? ---- 3) As a parent, I'm already in the mind-set that any arsewipe who sells ANY drug to my kids is going to be in my crosshairs. Now, I face the government making me a criminal for want to to protect my children from a wider-spread drug community operated by our elected officials, in the open, and then ultimately forcing me to pay taxes on "Drug Education" that they'll want to impose on kindergartens or rehab programs for the teens and adults whose only desired "Drug Education" was knowing how much a dime bag costs from "vendor A" as opposed to "vendor B". ---- I'm sick of this already. ----
I think rbt61's point has to do with general censorship of the masses by the few with power whether said power is a "birthright", military or financial. Unfortunately, it is the BILLIONS of people around the globe who ALLOW only a FEW THOUSAND people to dictate our lives and regulate us into submission for fear of punishment by fines, jail terms or even death in some instances. Red shirts? Queen Elizabeth? Rich Thais? Honestly ~ who cares. FREEDOM. That's all that counts. Before you decide to comment on what I don't know about Thailand, you might want to consider where both my mother and I were born. Need a hint? -