vpc66 wrote:Remember I do none of the above myself,... I doubt it will ever go away which I wish cigarettes would.
Yeah, my liver weeps for you, no really it does!!!
You're right, strong drink is as American as baseball and mom's apple pie. It'll never go away! The Progressive Movement tried to influence leaders to legislate morality... wrong, bad idea... the more you restrain, the more fight you should anticipate (both my special ed and my juvenile justice training teach this). End of story.
Now, being native american, smoke is a very big deal to us! T'baccee smoke, not weed, is very special to us and regardless of social norms and ridiculous taxes, we are going to "smoke" for religious and ceremonial purposes. I don't smoke "fags" anymore now that pee-wee arrived but I do still enjoy cigars with my friends. My good buddy was the single speed mountain, cyclocross, and BMX state champ... he started every single race smoking a cig on the starting line... pissed off everyone... it was a classic!!! He kicked heroine, coke, and the rest but refused to take ciggies away from himself, he figured that he deserved one vice after beating all the rest. I couldn't agree more!
As far as weed being legal, go for it, it's not going to make drug addicts out of anyone that already wasn't weak-minded! If weed is a gateway drug and we believe in the idea of the slippery slope, then that person is a moron and deserves all the "sand" that life kicks in their face! I'm sick of this notion that people are inept and we need legislation to protect them! F*CK THAT SILLINESS!!! The institution of fear in the country is undermining society. Whatever powers that be and the neo-con corporate controlled media is breeding fear and hate... news and advertising is f*cking people up! A friend works for NBC news in Los Angeles, the producer's call is the same, "If it bleeds, then it leads!" It was the same when he worked at ABC and Fox, especially at Fox. The need to "own" or you are nothing is the norm. Let them go, we need to purge society of the pathetic and sheep-minded fools that are ready to get in line for their daily portion!!! I'm as liberal as they come, believe me I hate The Grand Ol' Party (GOP, yes, that's what it stands for, I was a history professor at a junior college for a year and a half and not a single student ever knew what GOP stood for - sad!) but I do not support idiots and their desire to seek refuge under social protections!!! Help those that can't help themselves; those that can and won't better their situation can get f*cked! Cast them off and let them go... we'll all be better for it!!!
With that, I'm done, good night and God bless!
-D-
