“None—no, not one—believe(s) the government is the solution to that problem. None decided to kick drugs/alcohol because of the law or the government.”
But how many others were kept from starting on their path to destructive addiction by the anti-drug laws?
We’ve been propagandized to believe we live in the land of the “free” and that we are entitled to unlimited freedom. But I’m sure you realize that all the thousands of laws in the books are all about restricting some freedom or other. And I think that’s a good thing, otherwise we’d be living in a chaotic hell.
The fact that laws against murder, violence, robbery, don’t stop every one of those crimes, doesn’t mean they are useless or counterproductive as you seem to imply.
Huh?
Where did I imply that laws against murder, violence, and robbery are counterproductive?
Kinda fast and loose with the accusations there, aren't we?