Posted on 11/06/2020 8:12:06 AM PST by blueunicorn6
Marijuana has been called a “Gateway” drug. The thinking is that once a person experiences the effects of pot, they will have lost their reluctance to try stronger drugs such as cocaine, meth and heroin.
“I smoked pot and lived through it. I kind of liked it. Maybe the stronger drugs won’t hurt me. Maybe they will be like pot, only better. They probably won’t kill me. Plus, it’s kind of exciting.”
We sit after this election wondering how so many of our fellow citizens feel the need to cheat to achieve a political goal. Cheating is against the rules. Cheating is a crime. How can they so easily do it?
It is because they have become used to criminal behavior. They smoked pot and broke the law, but they didn’t die. Making pot illegal seemed useless. It was a crime, they thought, with no personal consequences, save those useless laws.
They smoked pot and committed a crime, but the world didn’t end. They felt that they benefited from committing this crime. They could ignore problems for a while.
If using pot was a crime that could be ignored, then what other crimes were useless?
They were no longer honest with themselves. They lied to themselves. The absolute worst kind of lying.
They could lie to themselves about other crimes.
Voter fraud? Who did that really hurt? Not them. It was kind of exciting. Who goes to jail for voter fraud? Pffffft.
As these Democrats continue to lie to themselves and others, committing other crimes became easier.
Stealing? Who did that really hurt? Sure, it’s against the law, but so is pot. Who cares? The people I stole from deserved to be victims. They didn’t know how hard it is for me. They can easily replace what I stole.
The lies to themselves grew bigger.
This is not a dissertation. This is Free Republic.
I suspect that my thoughts will be attacked with mass posting.
People who benefit from selling pot will post numerous frivolous items to drive this post from the front page.
So be it.
Pot is a gateway crime.
It is being used against our society.
Pot is a gateway crime.
If you don’t like the truth, go have another joint.
Then, go and commit vote fraud.
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