I'd like to see decriminalisation and public availability of most of the weaker drugs. I suspect the moral is channeled into looking down on vice instead of the actually more obvious evils like poverty.
On Oct 10, 7:16 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I learned some more about my parent's generation while watching > "Prohibition"- a film by Ken Burns on PBS. A few more pieces to add to > the jigsaw. I can see why they tightened the reins, so to speak. Maybe > this is a factor between generations- sort of a see-saw- regarding > behavior, expectations, mores- but I think it also exisits between > classes and other distinctions within society. > > What do you think? > > Also- what about legalizing marijuana and other soft recreational > drugs and taxing them? Might be at least one boost to the ecomony/ > revenue. If someone wants to over-do anything, they will, so are we > repeating the mistakes of Prohibition? > > Why do you think people have emotional "blind spots"? Trauma or > ignorance...or both?
