Narcotics, violence and overthrow

AW | 1/8/2002 | Arlen Williams

[unspun]

On the FreeRepublic front page, it says, "Free Republic does not advocate violence or an overthrow of the government." Does this not apply to narco-anarchists?

The use of narcotics is violent. Free use of narcotics would disrupt and overthrow our very capacity to function in a nation of self-governance and thereby is counter to our social contract (including the Declaration, by which our Constitution must be interpreted).

Thanks for your attention. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[unspun]

Thanks for your attention. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[dirtboy]

The use of narcotics is violent. Free use of narcotics would disrupt and overthrow our very capacity to function in a nation of self-governance and thereby is counter to our social contract (including the Declaration, by which our Constitution must be interpreted).

Congrats on some of the most convoluted reasoning I have seen in some time. I guess you're trying to get around the fact that your previous flame-bait vanity got yanked. I doubt this idiocy will fare much better...

[Jack of all Trades]

What is the nexus between Freerepublic and the use of Narcotics?

[dirtboy]

Free use of narcotics would disrupt and overthrow our very capacity to function in a nation of self-governance

Yeah, that's why this country failed at self-governance prior to the imposition of drug laws. Oops, it didn't...

[unspun]

Is this the general opinion of FreeRepublic?

[headsonpikes]

"The use of narcotics is violent."

With this non sequitur you begin your tour de farce of unreason.

Get a life.

[Hodar]

Free use of narcotics alcohol would disrupt and overthrow our very capacity to function in a nation of self-governance and thereby is counter to our social contract (including the Declaration, by which our Constitution must be interpreted).

I believe this was the same rationale that was used during "The Prohibition" era. The result, society created 'Gangsters', 'Speakeasy Clubs' and the average consumption per drinker went up. Historically speaking, prohibition has never worked. Education, on the other hand does.

[dirtboy]

Is this the general opinion of FreeRepublic?

If you are so miffed that folks can freely discuss the merits of the drug war, why don't you go somewhere else? I've been here over four years and there have been drug war threads the entire time. The fact that these threads greatly bother your hyperactive sensibilities will not have any impact on their being present on this forum. Either deal with it, ignore it or quit whining...

[Cultural Jihad]

Social-Darwinists sneer and scowl at inalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To them, the DOI says inalienable rights are "death, slavery to vice, and the pursuit of unneeded suffering."

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

The only opinion that is reall general to FReeperdom is that we all hate stupid vanity posts with just a couple of nonsensical, poorly thought out lines.

[dirtboy]

The only opinion that is reall general to FReeperdom is that we all hate stupid vanity posts with just a couple of nonsensical, poorly thought out lines.

Doubly so when the poster's previous stupid flame-bait vanity post already got the yank from the mods.

[unspun]

I'll be interested in hearing what FreeRepublic users want to say about this. I'll avoide any posts, "whining" or otherwise, at least until this evening.

Why don't you ping others and lets collect their insights.

That will help me determine whether FreeRepbulic.com is or is not social conservative in its orientation and whether it should get my attention.

[vin-one]

first maybe explain how narcotics are violent,
then maybe we can discuss why you are wrong,
You can't legislate morality, and what ever happened to freedom?

You know where the gov't does not decide everything you do in your life, like smoking cigs, drinking beer in a bar, eating fatty foods,
less gov't intrusion is better than big gov't.

[dirtboy]

I'll be interested in hearing what FreeRepublic users want to say about this. I'll avoide any posts, "whining" or otherwise, at least until this evening.

You should have stopped with your last vanity post, the one that got yanked. But noooo, you think your opinion is more important than anyone else's here, so you up and posted another.

Why don't you ping others and lets collect their insights.

Why don't you freepmail a few of the likeminded, and don't ask me to do your work for you?

That will help me determine whether FreeRepbulic.com is or is not social conservative in its orientation and whether it should get my attention.

You've been here over two years and you need someone else's help to figure that out? Or are you just gonna post an opus vanity and whine and cry because JimRob won't run his sandbox the way you see fit?

[FreeTally]

With this non sequitur you begin your tour de farce of unreason.

LOL!!!

You've always got some good ones, but that's got to be the best line I have seen you post!

[FreeTally]

Already kicked to the Smokey Back Room. I think the mod's and owners opinion of his vanity are quite clear.

[harpseal]

That will help me determine whether FreeRepbulic.com is or is not social conservative in its orientation and whether it should get my attention.

I would posit that Free Republic can live without your attention as the cemetaries are filled with indespensable people. having been hanging out at Free Republic for several years now there does not seem to be any consensous about what drug policy should be. There are a very great many conservative libertarians who think the druglaws should be done away with as a matter of principle. There are practical people who think the anti-drug laws cause more harm than good and there are many who support the status quo regarding the law.

On questions of public policy reasonable people may often disagree. I would point out that many people who have atched family members suffer needlessly because of an unwillingness to prescibe sufficient drugs are another group that inhabits these environs.

There are numerous other threads where these questions could be asked. You did not need to create a vanity

[harpseal]

That will help me determine whether FreeRepbulic.com is or is not social conservative in its orientation and whether it should get my attention.

I would posit that Free Republic can live without your attention as the cemetaries are filled with indespensable people. having been hanging out at Free Republic for several years now there does not seem to be any consensous about what drug policy should be. There are a very great many conservative libertarians who think the druglaws should be done away with as a matter of principle. There are practical people who think the anti-drug laws cause more harm than good and there are many who support the status quo regarding the law.

On questions of public policy reasonable people may often disagree. I would point out that many people who have atched family members suffer needlessly because of an unwillingness to prescibe sufficient drugs are another group that inhabits these environs.

There are numerous other threads where these questions could be asked. You did not need to create a vanity

[tacticalogic]

The use of narcotics is violent.

That statement would cover everything from taking Tylenol w/codeine to mainlining heroin.