Prevention Methods

So I’m having an ongoing discussion with a guy and he has me pegged.

MSimon believes that it is every individual’s right to consume whatever drugs in whatever quantities that an individual so chooses.

What is your plan to prevent that? Because that is exactly the nature of current reality. The legality or otherwise makes no difference except for determining the distribution channels. For a lot of people “distributed by criminals” seems to be a very solid preference. I don’t know why but there you have it. And quite a few of those claim to be conservative. But since when did conservatives support criminals? It is a paradox. Unless you understand Baptist/bootlegger coalitions. Prevalent everywhere but especially virulent in America. We LOVE our moral panics in the Good ‘Ole USA.

I know. Facing reality puts me way out on a limb. It has been a life long curse. I rather enjoy it.

Cross Posted at Power and Control


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6 responses to “Prevention Methods”

  1. Eric Avatar

    No one who is sane believes drugs can actually be eliminated by laws. So, the goal is to drive the prices as high as possible and imprison users.

    We are told that this “protects” the users against self harm, and in turn that society must be protected against the harm users commit because of the artificially high prices. This is delusional on both counts. First, because there is no way to protect people against self harm, and second because the harm to society results largely from the laws.

    But drugs are immoral! Immorality as defined not by the Bible, but by the DEA’s controlled substances list!

    I think we need to remember that this is a country which ushered in drug prohibition shortly before it overwhelmingly ushered in alcohol prohibition. Prohibition of alcohol was repealed not because the country had learned any “lesson,” but because alcohol was a majority drug. We are still living under the prohibition spell.

  2. […] M. Simon’s earlier post reminded me that morality is not based on eternal and unchanging principles, but on whatever a majority happens to believe is immoral at a given place in time. […]

  3. Bram Avatar
    Bram

    He has me pegged too. And – It’s not my responsibility to pay for welfare or rehab if you can’t handle adulthood.

  4. Whitehall Avatar
    Whitehall

    “For a lot of people ‘distributed by criminals’ seems to be a very solid preference.”

    No sales tax?

  5. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Bram,

    Paying for the irresponsible is a lot cheaper than running a prohibition regime.

    See alcohol, prohibition of.

  6. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Oh. I get it. Instead of fighting the welfare state you prefer to beat up on pot smokers. It does seem the safer bet for now.

    Until the government decides to social engineer your needs and pleasures. After all you have supported the precedent.

    How do you feel about government ownership of your person? After all they are only trying to prevent you from doing harm to yourself. Buckle up. Or else.