[tpaine]

"Baloney...Drug use has been a part of our culture since the beginning!"


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robbie:

Recreational drugs. And they have not.



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paulsen's agitprop never stops:



History of the Non-Medical Use of
Drugs in the United States
Address:http://www.druglibrary.org/SCHAFFER/history/whiteb1.htm


The Situation in 1900

If you are interested in the non-medical use of drugs in this country, the time to go back to is 1900, and in some ways the most important thing I am going to say to you guys I will say first.
That is, that in 1900 there were far more people addicted to drugs in this country than there are today. Depending upon whose judgment, or whose assessment, you accept there were between two and five percent of the entire adult population of the United States addicted to drugs in 1900.

[mugs99]

History of the Non-Medical Use of Drugs in the United States

"The history of drugs in this country perfectly mirrors the history of this country"...Charles Whitebread, Professor of Law, USC Law School

Yes, drugs are now and always have been a part of our culture. To win the War On Drugs you need to destroy the American culture.
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[robertpaulsen]

Where did I say people didn't use recreational drugs? I said their use was never part of our culture -- they were always part of the sub-culture.

According to your definition, homosexuality is part of our culture and always has been. Do you agree? Is that how you would describe American culture?

Here, maybe this will help:

Culture: The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviours, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning.

If it meets that definition, it's part our our culture.