Here's another point of view that got my attention a few months ago... http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/30/dr_gabor_mat_on_the_stress
On Oct 13, 6:47 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > It is hard to see the other 90% if you are enmeshed in an alcoholic > environment. Just noticed the google spell checker isn't working so > forgive the errors. What brought us to the point of prohibition is > that the 10% addicted to alcohol and drugs create 90% of the court > cases. In the US that is an incredible amount and the fact was true > then and is true now. That is to say, 90% of all court cases can be > directly related to substance abuse. But I am not advocating the > legislation of morality by any means. I think it is like legislating > common sense. Can't be done. The addiction is a problem but also a > symptom. We all wrestle our demons and daemons in our own way. > > On Oct 12, 9:52 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Or pain- actual- plus the control of drugs. > > > Alcohol has caused so many problems, looking backwards, and still does > > for some. And parents in my generation sought to over-socialize us > > with liquor- our parties were mini-versions of theirs- even the nuns > > provided our tea dances and balls with a wet bar- so many married the > > wrong person! But this program-PBS-stated that alcoholism only > > affected 10% of the population. Guess I didn't get "around" to the > > other 90%. > > > On Oct 11, 5:35 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
