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Ganjx

its cool kid just smoke a bowl and get over it.

 

PinkLincoln

I love America.

PinkLincoln

C'mon, you've got to love what America represents. It's like Mr. Rogers says, "Good people sometimes do bad things." America may not be Utopia on earth, but the ideal of what America stands for (liberty, equality, discovery, justice) is globally recognized. You don't get a reputation like that without doing something right. Of course, as an American, I'm completely biased. Hate the problems that are common to civilization, not the land and people that exhibit them.

suede

Well you could all discuss political opinions,or,give your views on liberating weaponry!....Doesn't sound like my cup of "Marijava"either way !sorry C-Ya in another thread........b.suede


GO Pink

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Most people I know are more left than right, but I know this one cat who lights up every day (and occasionally deals), and he's diehard Republican. He agrees with Rush Limbaugh and voted for Dubya and everything. Certifiable Republican, tokes nonstop.

On the upside, maybe he'll get himself elected into office and legalize it!

Of course, Al Gore toked too. Damn.

 

bENJI

The standard definition of liberal and conservative is liberals want govt. to regulate business and the economy, but stay out of our private lives; and vice versa for the conservatives. Thus, freedom of speech (anti-censorship) is a liberal issue, while eliminating beauracracy is a conservative issue. And since drug consumption is "personal," it would seem to be a liberal issue.

But there's lots of confusion about what liberal and conservative really are, today. We live in a crowded, collectivised, world. It IS centrally run, and it WILL BE centrally run for the forseeable future. Hundreds of years ago, most people could probably sustain themselves withing their small communities by farming and crafts. But today, if the information net goes down and the trucks and planes stop delivering food, and the sewer and power lines go, most of us are going to die. You may have a huge SUV and camping gear and be "outdoorsy", but how close do you live to a farm? Or even to an unpolluted water source (except the tap)?

The conservatives gain great support by pretending to fight this. They're against the great evil, "Big Government." They want "local control" of schools. They want "family values" in the media, and to return to a "simpler time." They want to deregulate industry. And so they attract people fed up with the whole system. But conservatives are not offering a real alternative. Instead of big government, we get big business.

I see so many potsmokers who claim to be anarchists or libertarians, and they have noble beliefs, but they're fooling themselves. The libertarian sees the evil WOD, and calls for govt to get out of drugs entirely. But do you want crackheads next door? OK, the WOD is evil and corrupt, but answer the question, yes or no? My answer has to be no. And that means submitting to authority. Which makes a free life impossible- but it IS impossible, almost, today.

Anyway that's my 2c

marijune

it IS possible to stop hard drugs without the govt. we just have to do it locally and inform people more about the dangers of real drugs..for example, Christiania in denmark is a haven not controlled by the government. a bunch of hippies took over some part of København which is Denmark's capitol and legalized weed and became mostly self supplied. but in the beginning there weren't laws against other drugs either so alot of junkies infested the place. but after a huge cleanup christiania is now junk-free and it became so without use of police or violence.
also the drug policy of Netherland for example is a fine example of how you can have a sane drug policy without being fascists.
peace

suede

That place deserves looking in to!Do you have any documentation or literature about this "Christiania",something on its history ,or its leaders ..? Maybe you can get your hands on a travel brochure or a map!

B.S.

marijune

well you can go to www.christiania.org or http://www.denmark.org/mermaid_May99/christiania.html
that's the only english language sites i know of..
this summer i'm going to vist christiania and i can't wait to get to pusher street!(pusher street is a long street with lots of people just sitting behind some tables selling incredibly cheap hash and weed)
peace

BoneyDragon

First of all, not to be a jack-ass, but there are a lot of misconceptions about what the terms liberal, conservative, right-wing, and left-wing mean.

First off, anarchy is on the far right of the spectrum. Left is more government control, right is less. If you believe in marijuana legalization, you are by definition right-wing.

Now, the word conservative simply means you resist change, liberal means you pursue change. If you support marijuana legalization, you are liberal.

So why the confusion? Because economically if you lean towards capitalism you support the status quo for the economy, so you are conservative, and capitalism means less government control, so you are right-wing. Remember, this is in economic terms. Someone left-wing is a liberal because they support change to more government involvement.

To say that marijuana legalization is a left wing idea is wrong, it is a liberal right wing idea.

I myself am conservative (economically), but on some issues like drugs I have a very liberal stance.

It is a shame that the USA has no true right-wing party that truly supports smaller government. The Republicans are frauds because they want to intervene on social issues like drugs which is not a true right wing philosophy.

~BD

PS: It's been awhile since I posted. Did you miss me? No? Awww...

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