“I support decriminalization of marijuana. But this Oregon idea is just bat shit crazy.”
Perhaps then you’ll start understanding the ‘slippery slope’ that we always talk about here - which is when you give the liberals in inch, they’ll then reach for a mile. So we give them weed...and now they want the hard stuff. What moral basis do we now have to oppose them? Answer: None.
No different than gun control. Do you REALLY think that the Left will simply walk away from the issue once we agree to background checks at gun shows? Of course not...they will not their march until guns, knives, pepper spray, baseballs, and just about anything else that could be perceived as a weapon is OUTLAWED, at least in regard to law-abiding citizens.
So we give them weed...and now they’re back for more. We gave them gay marriage...now they want men in girls’ locker rooms...and next is legalized pedophilia. Either we fight them up front, or we simply lose later. No different than in the 1930s when everyone thought appeasing Hitler would result in world peace.
Post of the year....truth.
Sorry BobL, but I don't believe marijuana is a Gateway Drug. That belief, and that argument, is no different than those who favored (then opposed the repeal of) prohibition.
If most of the people you know have tried marijuana at some point in the past, and I'm sure more than half have, then by your logic more than half of the people you know are users of cocaine or meth or heroin.
We are told that pot use doesn’t lead to harder drugs but pot legalization leads to legalization of harder drugs.
Why not go whole hog from the get go and put everything on the table all at once?
Why incrementalism?
Yep, the Left always ridicules the slippery slope argument and then uses it over and over again to achieve their destructive goals. Remember how they wanted to legalize Marijuana just for medical reasons? Remember you were cold hearted if you didn’t. Well, now we have legalized Marijuana. And now that’s not enough. Now heroin and methods. Yeah, no slippery slope, right?
Same with homosexuality, another perfect example of designed incrementalism by the evil left.
Just a few minutes after the boy scouts voted to allow gay scouts, he posted. Was he happy? Nope. Those homophobic racist bottom dwellers at the boy scouts wouldn't allow gay leaders.
Around a year later, the boy scouts voted to allow gay leaders...if the sponsoring church or other local organization agreed. Was he happy...nope...another rant about how awful the scouts were.
He will never give an inch...never acknowledge that those with opposing beliefs are sincere.
I've concluded that liberals see all others as abnormalities...not even deserving full status as human beings (an example would be BLM encouraging killing cops). IOW, they would rather kill a conservative than debate ideas...and I mean that.
The weed thing has not come close to being as promised and has opened the door to more nefarious drug use and societal rot. The booze is legal argument and a little personal weed is innocent has nothing to do with what the greater issue facing us as society.
Government as a drug regulator,taxer and enabler/pusher of Schedule 1 drugs is disgusting. Take a tour of a rehab or look up the stories of people and families destroyed by its use.