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To: SoftballMominVA
Another example of normalizing deviancy

Deviant means differing from the norm.

In every society since the people found substances that could change their mental state, it has unfortunately been the norm.

27 posted on 06/06/2006 6:55:58 AM PDT by Protagoras ("A real decision is measured by the fact that you have taken a new action"... Tony Robbins)
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To: Protagoras
Deviant means differing from the norm.

But drug use is not normal now. If hard drugs are made legal and then distributed by the government, it would be a very short hop to the government then providing "safe havens" for the druggie to get his/her fix. This type of situation is already happening in Canada.

Someone shooting up heroin is no where near the "norm" of society, but it would be legal then and then become accepted behavior. At that point a deviant behavior has the potential to become mainstream and "normal."

39 posted on 06/06/2006 7:51:46 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA
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122 posted on 06/06/2006 12:12:30 PM PDT by freepatriot32 (Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
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